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Storm Warning 69, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 19, 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 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 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 201233 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTH OF ATKA SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201318 RRA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTH OF ATKA SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 202356 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 175 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AS A 993 MB LOW THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 986 MB LOW 500 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO A 987 MB LOW 425 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 19, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005
.DISCUSSION...LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY TOMORROW. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
BERING SEA. HOWEVER...WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS IN THE BERING SEA
AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IN ADDITION...COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW WILL BRING SOME MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE LOW WILL FILL IN THE BERING SEA TOMORROW AS
ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS SURFACE LOW IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE BASE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND IT WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE BY MONDAY
NIGHT. THE DIFFERENT MODELS TEND TO DIVERGE WITH THE HANDLING OF THIS
SECOND LOW. THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE
UKMET AND NAM. RIGHT NOW...THE CONSENSUS IS FOR THE GFS. THE
RESULTANT WOULD BE FOR THE SURFACE LOW TO SHOW DIFFERING PATTERNS.
THE NAM AND UKMET MOVE A FRONT/SURFACE LOW NORTH FASTER THAN THE GFS.
THE DIFFERENCE IS MONDAY EVENING VERSUS TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FRONT
WORKING INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
THEREFORE...WIND FORECASTS IN THESE AREAS MAY BE A BIT UNCERTAIN OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS UNTIL THE MODELS TEND TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION.
PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION TO WORK NORTH AND EAST WITH THE LOW TONIGHT
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA COAST. WINDS OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THIS EVENING
AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE INTERIOR TOMORROW AND WINDS WILL BE MODERATE ACROSS
THE AREA. THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD INLAND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT
AS THE UPPER LEVEL FRONT WITH THE LOW WORKS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THIS
FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT WORKS
NORTH INTO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WORKS
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THIS STRONG FRONT.
MODELS AGREE A BIT BETTER BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE MAIN LOW MOVING INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. BY THIS TIME...A LOW MOVES NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH
A FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 181
MARINE...STORM 5B 6A 6B 8 12A 12A1 13B 14
GALE 5A 12B 13A 15
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 14
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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