Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 1048, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 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
- Dec 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 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 FZAK51 PAFC 111237 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 999 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1006 MB MONDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO SW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120031 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ197-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 11 2005 .DISCUSSION... NAM AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS WITH UKMET ADDING CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS. MAJOR PLAYERS TODAY INCLUDE A SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVING EAST IN ITS WAKE. ALOFT... MAIN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA SWINGING SERIES OF SHORTWAVES INTO NORTHERN PACIFIC AND BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE... LIGHT SNOW AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES THE RULE FOR THE DAY BEHIND THE FRONT. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE BOUNDARY ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE SO NOT SEEING STRONG WINDS WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA. LIGHT SNOW SHIFTING EAST WITH THE BOUNDARY DURING THE DAY THROUGH THE YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A NICE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK MEANDERS TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE IT IS ABSORBED BY A WEAKENING LOW MOVING UP THE PANHANDLE. THE LOWS JOIN AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY TUESDAY. CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL BE SLOW TO DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. OUT WEST... TWO STRONG LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES QUICKLY REPLACE THE CURRENT DORMANT WEATHER OUT WEST. THE FIRST FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND BRINGS STORMS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY. THE SECOND LOW WILL PUSH A BIT FURTHER EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND GIVE MID DECEMBER RAIN A CURTAIN CALL OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPEN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE MARINE PACKAGE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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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.