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Storm Warning 58, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 10, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 10, 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 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 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 
FZAK52 PAFC 111249
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 955 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA
SATURDAY NIGHT AS 968 MB.  AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-120300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-120300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. WIND DIMINISHING
TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 120012
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB STORM JUST OFF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB NEAR SHEMYA
SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING.
A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT INCLUDING A 986 MB LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY ON SUN.
$$

PKZ150-121500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 


$$

PKZ180-121500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
SW 45 KT . SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

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

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 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 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 16 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 16 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1115 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...
.500 MB...
4860M CENTER NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND ROTATES WEST AS CENTER MOVING
SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES. NEG TILT TROUGH EXTENDING SE FROM
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND CENTER MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TONIGHT
AND ELONGATES EAST. WEST TO SW FLOW OVER THE WEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL
MAINLAND WILL HOLD IN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE OVER THE WEST
ALEUTIANS MOVES TO ALONG 155W AND INCREASES IN AMPLITUDE SAT MORNING.
DEVELOPING 5010M CENTER SW OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO
JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.

.SURFACE
EAST...970S MB LOW OVER WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND(PWS) IS STILL ON
TRACK AND HANDLED WELL BY THE MESO ETA. INCREASING DEPTH OF COLD
ADVECTION SHOWS UP WELL ON THE KENAI RADAR AS THE LAYER HAS DEEPENED
AND THE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO BACK. COLD AIR HAS ALSO SPREAD TO THE
NORTH GULF COAST AS PACV HAS SHIFTED OVER TO SNOW. SOME WARM AIR
TRAPPED IN THE VALDEZ AREA SHOULD BE DISPLACED BY COOLER AIR BY
AFTERNOON.

CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS INTENSE RETURNS FROM SEWARD TO THE
TURNAGAIN ARM/ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA. SNOW SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HEAVY
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT  AS COLD AIR BECOMES WELL ENTRENCHED AND PWS LOW WEAKENS
AND SLIPS EAST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE
REGION FRI AS SW FLOW ALOFT IS SLOW TO SHIFT. SIGNIFICANT DRYING IS
EXPECTED THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF NW WINDS
ALOFT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. W-N GAP WINDS PROB WILL BECOME A CONCERN FRI
NIGHT AND SAT OVER THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF.

OUT WEST...SAT PIC SHOWS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE AREA OF OPEN/CLOSED CELL CU
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. CURRENT FLOW IS GEN FROM THE
NW...BUT SHOULD SHIFT TO THE W-SW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA OVER
THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS. SHIFT IN FLOW SHOULD BRING SNOW SHOWERS INTO
THE SW MAINLAND. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA SHOULD
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND DROP INTO THE 950S AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA FRI MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND TO THE EAST
ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS FRI NIGHT. EXPECTED STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING ZONE 101. BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 145.
MARINE...NUMEROUS UPDATES. SEE LATEST BULLETIN.

RMC FEB 05

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:23 PM AKST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1223 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     SNOW             ANCHORAGE               61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005  13.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE REPORTED
            13.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:26 PM AKST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1226 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     SNOW             ANCHORAGE               61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005  10.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED IN SOUTH ANCHORAGE MEASURED 10.0
            INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:28 PM AKST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1228 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     SNOW             PETERS CREEK            61.41N 149.43W
02/10/2005  3.5 INCH                            AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AN NWS EMPLOYEE LOCATED IN PETERS CREEK MEASURED 3.5
            INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     SNOW             SOLDOTNA                60.49N 151.06W
02/10/2005  9.0 INCH                            AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER LOCATED IN SOLDOTNA REPORTED 9 INCHES
            OF NEW SNOW SINCE MIDNIGHT.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:36 PM AKST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1236 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     SNOW             40 ESE ANCHOR POINT     59.54N 150.76W
02/10/2005  15.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER LOCATED AT ALYESKA SKI RESORT REPORTED
            15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THE BASE AND 29 INCHES OF NEW
            SNOW AT THE SUMMIT.

&&

AB
Local storm report, Feb 10, 7:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1255 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1245 AM     SNOW             SOLDOTNA                60.49N 151.06W
02/10/2005  11.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED THE 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL IN
            SOLDOTNA. 11.0 INCHES WAS MEASURED ON FEB 10. AT THE TIME
            OF THE OBSERVATION, SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF AND WAS NO
            LONGER ACCUMULATING.

&&

AB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr

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Sources

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