Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 256, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 29, 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 29, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 300027 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MERGE INTO A 954 MB LOW FRI MORNING 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 300348 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 UPDATE TO AREAS 125 130 AND 138. 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MERGE INTO A 954 MB LOW FRI MORNING 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT FRI. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301304 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW 250 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON JUST OFF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN THERE WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THOUGH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301312 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 CORRECTION HEADLINE ZONE 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW 250 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON JUST OFF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN THERE WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THOUGH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310018 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS POINT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU DEC 29 2005
.DISCUSSION...
STATEWIDE UPPER LEVEL LOW TODAY WITH RIDGES OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
AND EASTERN RUSSIA. AT THE SURFACE...3 LOWS ARE PINWHEELING JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THE ARCTIC FRONT LIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
BERING. ANOTHER LOW IS WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK AND YET ANOTHER IS WELL
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS STREAMING AROUND THESE TWO
LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF AND BRINGING STEADY RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND.
ALTHOUGH THE ARCTIC FRONT IS EDGING SOUTH INTO THE BERING...
RELATIVELY STAGNANT CONDITIONS PERSIST IN THE WEST WITH SMALL CRAFT
WINDS LIMITED TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND NEAR THE ARCTIC FRONT.
MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME RESOLVING THE MYRIAD LOWS
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND GULF. IT NOW LOOKS AS IF THE GFS HAS THE
BEST HANDLE ON MERGING OF THE WESTERN LOWS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN TONIGHT
AND THEN BEING ABSORBED BY THE GULF COMPLEX LATER ON FRI...AND
MERGING OF THE SOUTHERN GULF LOWS SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI MORNING AND
THEN SLOWLY BRINGING THE LOW ACROSS KODIAK AND TO THE AKPEN BY MON
MORNING.
IN THE EAST THIS SCENARIO WILL BRING GALES AND STORMS TO THE GULF
TONIGHT AND GALES TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH FRI. BECAUSE OF
THE ORIENTATION OF THE MERGED GULF LOW...ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF
COAST WILL PERSIST INTO MON. THIS WILL BRING RAIN TO COASTAL SECTIONS
WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CHUGACH RANGE. DOWNSLOPING WILL
MINIMIZE PRECIP FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BE
TOO FAR NORTH FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIP...ALTHOUGH THE WRANGELLS MAY SEE
SOME SNOW BLEEDING OVER FROM THE CHUGACH THIS WEEKEND.
IN THE WEST...THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY SAT...CAUSED BY THE COMPLEX LOW CONSOLIDATING
AND MOVING EAST. STEADY COLD ADVECTION FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF THE ST. MATTHEW ISLAND ZONE...ALTHOUGH
SPEEDS WILL BE SMALL CRAFT AT BEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHWEST
FLOW SHOULD BRING SOME OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
ALEUTIANS DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL HAVE SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY..ALTHOUGH
DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP THIS TO A MINIMUM. AS THE MERGED GULF LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE AKPEN MON...AN INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
GALES 120 130 132 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 29, 8:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.