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Storm Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 3, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 3, 2005, 11:00 PM 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
Feb 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 4, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND SAT
AFTERNOON AND MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050300-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-050300-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-050300-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-050300-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14
FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-050300-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050001
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF
KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  GUSTS TO 40 KTS FROM BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
...SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON TROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 3, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr

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Sources

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