Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 8, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU MORNING AT 976 MB THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR VALDEZ THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-100300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092038 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 UPDATED ALL AREAS 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU MORNING AT 976 MB THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR VALDEZ THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-100300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KTS DEVELOPING NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW 40 KT. SW WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 1140 AM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092359 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 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. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WILL MOVE TO JUST EAST OF SEWARD WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 147W THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU NIGHT. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THIS LOW WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...WIND BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DIMINISHING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRI... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101310 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 UPDATE 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRI... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101614 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 UPDATE AREAS 2B 2B1 2C 3A 3C 4A. 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101857 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 UPDATE TO AREA 2B1 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-110300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1000 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110012 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEAKENS AND MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA AT 999 MB SATURDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 1009 MB LOW FORMS 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI... SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Feb 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST TUE FEB 8 2005 .DISCUSSION... MESOETA IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AGAIN TODAY. IT INITIALIZED THE SYSTEM IN THE GULF BETTER WITH REGARD TO PRESSURE THAN THE UKMET OR GFS. IT STILL SEEMS TO BE HITTING THE QPF A LITTLE STRONG ON THESE FIRST SYSTEMS THOUGH. THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEMS TODAY ARE THE TWO SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE ASSOCIATED PRECIP AND WINDS. THE FIRST SYSTEM AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY WILL BE GENERALLY RUN OF THE MILL ALTHOUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL SHOULD SEE ITS FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IN A WHILE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GLENNALLEN. THE WRANGELLS COULD SEE AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL AS THEY ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE SECOND SYSTEM THAT WILL HIT ON WED AND WED NIGHT IS PROGGED TO BE MUCH STRONGER AND WETTER. STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE COASTAL AREAS AND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL BE THE NORM. ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WED NIGHT IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND PARTS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY IF THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW REALLY DOES FINALLY INCREASE THE MOISTURE SUPPLY LIKE THE MESOETA SHOWS. ISENTROPES ARE WELL ABOVE 300 WED NIGHT AND THU INDICATING DECENT UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AS WELL. SOUTHWEST AK...A FRONTAL SYSTEM PERSISTS ACROSS THE Y-K DELTA. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM AND MOVE INLAND NEAR BETHEL WED NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN SOUTHCENTRAL BUT WILL BRING ONLY NUISANCE SHOWERS INTO BETHEL AND BRISTOL BAY. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH KEEPS THINGS RELATIVELY QUIET IN THE ALEUTIANS UNTIL THU EVENING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...6A 6B 14 15 STORMS...2B 3A 3C 5A GALES...2C 3B 5B 12A FIRE WEATHER...NONE RW FEB 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 6:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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