Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2005, 7:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171314 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 425 NM SE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KTS. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171656 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 2B1 2C 2C4 3B 3C 4 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 425 NM SE OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT WITH DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 755 AM AST THU FEB 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000
FZAK51 PAFC 172359
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 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.
PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 55N 172W AT
970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND FRI.
$$
PKZ120-181500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...
EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
.FRI...
EAST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
WEST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$
PKZ121-181500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ125-181500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ129-181500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$
PKZ130-181500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...
NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...
NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$
PKZ132-181500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
$$
PKZ138-181500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ140-181500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
$$
PKZ141-181500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$000
FZAK51 PAFC 180941 AAA
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 18 2005
UPDATED 3A 3B 3C
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.
PKZ197-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 964 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 55N 172W AT
970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND FRI.
$$
PKZ120-181500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...
EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
.FRI...
EAST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
WEST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$
PKZ121-181500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ125-181500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ129-181500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$
PKZ130-181500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 18 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MORNING.
SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$
PKZ132-181500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 18 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
$$
PKZ138-181500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
1230 AM AST FRI FEB 18 2005
...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT BY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
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AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
$$
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AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU FEB 17 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 17, 7:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 17, 7:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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