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Storm Warning 250, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 2005, 11:00 AM 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
- Dec 17, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172348 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 975 BM 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE 100 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180748 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 170 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 975 BM 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE 100 NM WEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181303 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON EVENING AT 979 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N 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 16, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 17 2005 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS. A STRONG JET ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DOMINANT HIGH OVER THE YUKON WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ONSHORE FLOW TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WAA WILL KEEP MOST OF THE PRECIP IN THE FORM OF RAIN UNTIL COOLER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST LATE SUN. A LOW NEAR HOMER WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING AND END MOST PRECIP WEST OF THE CHUGACH EXCEPT ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER RAIN AND SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY SOUTH TO HOMER. MODELS. LEANING TOWARD THE GFS AND UKMET THIS MORNING. BELIEVE POSITION OF THE JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS MORE LIKELY TO KEEP LOWS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE CHAIN. NAM STILL WANTS TO CROSS THE LOW OVER DUTCH HARBOR. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM TODAY IS THE STRATUS AND FOG IN THE WAKE OF THE PRECIP. PRECIP SHOULD START AGAIN AS RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE AKPENN SUN NIGHT AS A LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH. VISIBILITIES IN FOG COULD BE RESTRICTED DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY FOR THE Y-K DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AREAS. THROUGH THE MORNING THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK COOK INLET LOW ALTHOUGH MUCH OF IT WILL BE DOWNSLOPED OUT. ALEUTIANS. A LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MERGE WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THIS MORNING. AS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT CAA MOVES IN TO THE WEST BY SUN NIGHT EXPECT THE WINDS AROUND THE LOW TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES WEST. EXPECT STORMS IN THE MARINES WITH GUSTS ON LAND TO 65 MPH. OTHERWISE MOST LOWS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH MIDWEEK BRINGING PERIODIC RAIN AND SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE MARINE PACKAGES. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RW DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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