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Storm Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 11, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 11, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 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 121228
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WEAKENS TO 1009 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR NOME
AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ179-130300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121551 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

CORRECTED FOR AREA 15.

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.

PKZ199-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WEAKENS TO 1009 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR NOME
AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ179-130300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
650 AM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130039
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INTO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB. A 956 MB LOW 600 NM WEST
OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 450 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB
SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-131500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ179-131500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT MAR 12 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 Mar 11, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2005

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THOUGH I STILL PREFER THE
MESO-ETA OVER THE EASTERN DOMAIN BECAUSE IT HAS BETTER DETAIL. EITHER
GFS OR MESO-ETA WILL DO OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN.

A 978 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INLAND
OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA  AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A
974 MB LOW WEST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND STRENGTHEN TO 952 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN
WILL MOVE INTO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN
GULF SUNDAY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SUNDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK WAVES
MOVING UP THIS FLOW INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO FEED
AREAS OF SHOWERS INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, KENAI PENINSULA,
SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. PRECIPITATION
WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHER TERRAIN.

SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 3B, 5AB, 6AB, 8, 12A.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM MAR 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Mar 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.