Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 243, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111259 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1025 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND MOVE NORTH TO 320 NM NW OF ADAK AT 975 MB BY TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTH TO 60 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 120057 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 980 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 977 MB TUE. A 988 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 11 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121240 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TODAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NE OF SHEMYA TUESDAY NIGHT AT 975 MB. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NEAR 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND MOVE TO 180 NM NW OF COLD BAY AT 980 MB BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 971 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .DISCUSSION... NAM AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS WITH UKMET ADDING CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS. MAJOR PLAYERS TODAY INCLUDE A SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVING EAST IN ITS WAKE. ALOFT... MAIN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA SWINGING SERIES OF SHORTWAVES INTO NORTHERN PACIFIC AND BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE... LIGHT SNOW AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES THE RULE FOR THE DAY BEHIND THE FRONT. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE BOUNDARY ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE SO NOT SEEING STRONG WINDS WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA. LIGHT SNOW SHIFTING EAST WITH THE BOUNDARY DURING THE DAY THROUGH THE YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A NICE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK MEANDERS TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE IT IS ABSORBED BY A WEAKENING LOW MOVING UP THE PANHANDLE. THE LOWS JOIN AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY TUESDAY. CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL BE SLOW TO DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. OUT WEST... TWO STRONG LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES QUICKLY REPLACE THE CURRENT DORMANT WEATHER OUT WEST. THE FIRST FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND BRINGS STORMS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY. THE SECOND LOW WILL PUSH A BIT FURTHER EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND GIVE MID DECEMBER RAIN A CURTAIN CALL OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPEN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE MARINE PACKAGE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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