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Storm Warning 68, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 18, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 18, 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 18, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 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 191216
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 959 MB LOW 285 NM SE OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM W OF ST PAUL SUN
NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB.
$$

PKZ150-200300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 26 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-200300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-200300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
29 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-200300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200010 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

CORRECTED AREA 8

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.

PKZ199-201500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 969 MB LOW 165 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 175
NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO 400 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-201500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-201500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-201500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC50 hr
Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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