Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 217, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 23, 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
- Nov 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 241249 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL LOW WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 241332 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 138. 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL LOW WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241500 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL LOW WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 600 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241541 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 UPDATED AREAS 120 121 AND 125 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL LOW WILL PERSIST OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE..E WINDS 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE..N WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 640 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 600 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250051 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS. A SECONDARY 997 MB LOW MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Nov 23, 7:45 AM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 7:45 AM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1245 PM AST WED NOV 23 2005 .DISCUSSION...STORMY PATTERN, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EASTERN ZONES TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HRS. CURRENT LOW BRINGING SNOW AND WIND TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALASKA IS ENTERING THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BUT COLDER AIR SWEEPING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS GOING WELL INTO THE EVENING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF COOK INLET, KACHEMAK BAY AND PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. TEMPS AROUND MCCARTHY LIKELY TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL END THE FREEZING RAIN IN THAT AREA. SATELLITE PHOTOS SHOW A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE STORM AROUND 45N 145W WITH SHIPS REPORTING FULL GALES AND PRESSURES AS MUCH AS 10 MB LOWER THAN WHAT EVEN THE GFS HAS. THIS STORM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD JUST WEST OF 140W TONIGHT AND THEN RE-CURVE NORTHWESTWARD TO ABOUT CORDOVA BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. THAT MEANS ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN NORTH GULF COAST STARTING AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AND INCREASING WIND SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR BY MID DAY THURSDAY. AT THIS POINT IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW FAR WEST THE OVERRUNNING SNOW WILL GET BUT AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE SHOULD SEE SNOW RETURN THU AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AGAIN INTO THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND MCGRATH. WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING, THE PRIBILOFS, FOX ISLANDS, ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST COAST WILL STAY CHILLY AND BREEZY WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS. INLAND STATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. FARTHER WEST A WEAKENING FRONT WILL BRING WARMER, WETTER CONDITIONS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH AREAS OF IFR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING FULL GALES TO THAT SAME AREA ON FRI. MODELS SUGGEST A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN MAY TAKE PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND AS A MODERATE LOW DRIVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO JUST WEST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. IF CORRECT THE BERING SEA RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MAINLAND AREAS FOR COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD LAST INTO THE 1ST OF NEXT WEEK. A DYING FRONT MAY REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST LATE SUN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES WEDNESDAY 120 121 125 130 AND 132. GALES AND POSSIBLE STORMS 120 THU. PERCY NOV 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 24, 1:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 24, 1:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 24, 5:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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