Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 27, 2005, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 27, 2005, 5:00 AM AKST (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271901 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 UPDATED AREAS 120 AND 125. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 950 MB LOW 435 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1000 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 930 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280101 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB WED EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280347 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 125 130 AND 132 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB WED EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 645 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281253 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU EVENING AND THEN WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 953 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 28 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE DEC 27 2005
.DISCUSSION...
AS NOTED IN THE PAST FEW FORECAST DISCUSSIONS THE MAIN PROBLEM OF
LATE IS DETERMINING THE DEPTH AND EXACT TRACK OF SURFACE LOWS OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA. THE MODELS HAVE CONSISTENTLY
INITIALIZED TOO WEAK WITH MOST OF THE LOWS OR HAVE NOT PICKED UP
ON TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT AT ALL AND POSITIONS HAVE BEEN IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUT NEVER EXACTLY CORRECT. FORTUNATELY THE UNCERTAINTY
DOES NOT HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONAL FORECAST BECAUSE THE
LOWS STAY MAINLY SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND AND ALEUTIANS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO MAJOR LOWS ON THE MAP. THE FIRST IS A
COMPLEX LOW WITH THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION NEAR 52N 148W. SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGER
CIRCULATION. NONE OF THE MODELS PICK UP ON THIS. THIS CIRCULATION
WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. HAVE USED GFS SOLUTION FOR TRACK BUT WITH A DEEPER LOW.
THEREFORE WINDS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARD SLIGHTLY. EXPECT GALES
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS A PERIOD OF
STORMS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE COASTAL AREAS. COOK INLET CORRIDOR CAN EXPECT GUSTY NORTH
WINDS TONIGHT AS THE NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. WINDS
AND PRECIP WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY WITH LOW
DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND A NEW LOW MOVING BACK INTO
POSITION OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TO SET UP A REPEAT SITUATION IN THE
EXTENDED. FOR INLAND AREAS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA EXPECT FAIRLY
PERSISTENT CONDITIONS WITH THIS PATTERN - A FEW CLOUDS AND A FAIRLY
NARROW TEMPERATURE RANGE.
THE SECOND MAJOR LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA NEAR 45N 160E. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE MULTIPLE CENTERS
EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS CIRCULATION. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING
NEAR 48N 168E. THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS ARE FAIRLY CALM RIGHT NOW
AS A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. THERE ARE AREAS
OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AND A FEW SHOWERS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS FRONT APPROACHES ALEUTIANS AND
TRIPLE POINT LOWS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON DOWN THE LINE. THE BRUNT
OF THE FRONT AND LOWS WILL BE FELT BY THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWARD.
BY WEEKS END THE DOMINANT LOW WILL IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO THE ONE
CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE GULF.
LOOKING INTO THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 PERIOD THE MAJOR LOW MOVES INTO
THE EASTERN GULF AND COLD ADVECTION SPREADS FROM THE BERING SEA
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS AMPLIFIES TROUGH ENOUGH SO THAT
LOWS MOVING OUT OF ASIA WILL TRACK A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH. WILL
HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER COUPLE DAYS TO SEE IF A MORE PERMANENT
PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 172 175 176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185.
SEB DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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