Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 22, 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 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 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 230025 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 225 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 947 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 275 NM SW OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 954 MB AND MOVE TO 125 NM S OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230101 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 172 175 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 225 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 947 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 275 NM SW OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 954 MB AND MOVE TO 125 NM S OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230104 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 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. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 225 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 947 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 275 NM SW OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN TO 300 NM SE OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 954 MB AND MOVE TO 125 NM S OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231239 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 945 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SW OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 957 MB AT 100 NM SE OF ATKA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...17 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...13 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240050 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A DEEP 947 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST TO 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA AS A 955 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA SUN AFTERNOON AS A 962 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WIND INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 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 22, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU DEC 22 2005
.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LIFTING NORTH AS ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WORKS AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA. ENOUGH WARM AIR AT
MID LEVELS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS
MORNING. PRECIP WANING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS. MODELS NOT
PICKING UP ON CLOSED CIRCULATION PER IR IMAGERY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WEST OF 144W. SEEMS TO BE AN UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY MAX AS BUOY AND
SHIP OBSERVATIONS ARE NOT REFLECTING THIS FEATURE. EITHER WAY...IT
WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE WESTERN GULF THAN
PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. SURFACE LOWS HOWEVER ARE INITIALIZED RATHER
WELL. HOWEVER...THE DEPTH OF THE LOWS IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE GFS
RIGHT NOW.
UPPER LEVELS...LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS MORE HIGH
AMPLITUDE OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES INTO THE EASTERN ALASKA. THIS IS
ALLOWING THE RESULTANT STORM TRACK TO BRING WARMER AIR TO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. PATTERN NOT TO CHANGE MUCH OVER THE NEXT WEEK.
THE CURRENT ANCHOR LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL
WEAKEN...SPLIT AND LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE MAINLAND FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH A PORTION MOVING EAST TO THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY. THIS
IS DUE TO A RATHER STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN
TONIGHT. THE LOW IS ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG JET (200 KT) ORIGINATING
OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN. THIS JET PUSHES ALL THE WAY TO 160W ALONG 40N
BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW IN RESPONSE WILL WORK TO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW EVENTUALLY MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
SURFACE...WEAK LOWS FROM THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE MOVING NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE GULF DOWNSTREAM OF UPPER LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND UPSTREAM OF RIDGE OVER THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES. THE AIR MASS IS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE IN THIS REGION
WITH PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION WITH EACH SYSTEM. THE AIR MASS IS ALSO
SOMEWHAT WARM. IN FACT...WARM ENOUGH TO REMAIN A MIX OF PRECIPITATION
INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. IT WILL GET A BIT COLDER AS A PIECE OF THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TOMORROW. UNTIL
THEN...EXPECT A MIX OF PRECIP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVING TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT
NORTH WITH A PIECE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TOMORROW EVENING.
LOW LIFTING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LEFT
PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA. WITH DECREASING
CLOUDS...EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP OVER THESE INLAND AREAS
TONIGHT.
A STRONG 940 MB LOW TO MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH LARGE WAVE HEIGHTS TO ACCOMPANY THIS LOW ON ITS PATH INTO
TOMORROW. OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...TEMPS TO REMAIN CONSISTENT THROUGH
TOMORROW BUT WARM UP AT THE LOW LEVELS AS THE STRONG LOW MOVES ACROSS
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE TEMPS WILL COOL DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IT
AND WARM UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. IN ADDITION...GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE
WAVE HEIGHTS TO ACCOMPANY THE LOW AS IT WEAKENS AND MOVES TOWARD THE
GULF.
MOST PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE DURING THIS TIME WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW AND ITS FRONT. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THE
LOW TO PUSH NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
GULF COASTAL LOCATIONS WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MAKING
THEIR WAY INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
STORM 175 176
GALE 172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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