Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 246, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 13, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 13, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 140041 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 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. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 979 MB WED EVENING NEAR SAND POINT AND REMAINS STATIONARY. A 977 MB LOW NEAR ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB WED MORNING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN WEAKENS TO 975 MB THU AFTERNOON 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THURSDAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 141254 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141256 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ADDED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED EVENING 150 NM EAST OF COLD BAY AND DIMINISHES. A 969 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE WEST TO 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB ON THURSDAY AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A THIRD 994 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150011 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DISSIPATES IN THE EASTERN BERING THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AST TUE DEC 13 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY....WITH AN EQUALLY LARGE TROUGH ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO A CUT OFF LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A CONTINUED TROUGH TO ROUGHLY 50N 160W. AN ADDITIONAL LOBE OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED NEAR 50N 150W. AT THE SURFACE...LOWS ARE LOCATED NORTH OF ADAK AND WELL SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WITH A RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THE UPPER LEVEL LOBE OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF KODIAK HAS PLENTY OF ASSOCIATED CLOUDS AND AREAS OF RAIN MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN IN A SWEEPING ARC TO SAND POINT BY WED NIGHT....WHILE THE ADAK LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING DURING THE SAME PERIOD. AT THIS POINT THERE IS SOME VARIATION IN MODEL SOLUTIONS...SO THE FORECAST LEANS HEAVILY ON THE GFS WHICH BRINGS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW TOWARD THE AKPEN NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THE NORTHWEST BERING LOW SWINGS BACK TOWARD SHEMYA. THE LOBE OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND THE MAIN FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAND POINT LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THU NIGHT. BY THU PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FEATURES WILL BE ALL RAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH SNOW INLAND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. IN THE WEST...COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE MAINLAND. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADAK LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE BERING THROUGH WED. A GLANCING BLOW OF WARM ADVECTION TOWARD THE COAST MAY BRING SOME FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND WED ANS SNOW ELSEWHERE. OTHERWISE...THE LOCATION OF THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING AND THE NEXT AKPEN LOW ON THU WILL KEEP STRONG EAST WIND OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE ALEUTIANS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 140 185 GALES 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 180 170 171 172 175 179 STORMS 120 130 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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