Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 118, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 28, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290010 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 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. PKZ199-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB LOW 350NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 971 MB. $$ PKZ150-291500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291252 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-300300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300039 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-301500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SUN. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 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 Jan 28, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM AST FRI JAN 28 2005 .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZED POSITION OF STRONG PACIFIC LOW AT 500NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. GFS HAS BEST CENTER PRESSURE AT 955 MB WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE 12Z NCEP SURFACE ANALYSIS OF 957 MB. WAVE MODEL IS GIVING 40 FOOT PLUS SEA HEIGHTS SOUTH OF LOW WITH GALE WINDS BEING REPORTED THIS MORNING BY NEARBY SHIPS. HOWEVER HIGHEST SEAS FROM THIS LOW..AND A SPIN-OFF SECONDARY LOW..IS FORECASTED TO STAY OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE AOR. UPPER FEATURES MATCH UP WELL ON MODELS WITH HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND MAIN UPPER LOWS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND OVER NORTHERN CANADA. GFS AND ETA HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH 60HRS WITH UPPER HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND UPPER LOW PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER NORTHERN CANADA. AS WE GO THROUGH 60HRS TWO UPPER LOWS BECOME PROMINENT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC..ONE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IS SUPPORTED BY A SHIFT IN THE JET STREAM SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH TAKES IT OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AT 72HRS. ONE THING OF CONCERN WITH MODELS IS THE POOR INITIALIZATION OF THE SPIN-OFF LOW JUST WEST OF THE PANHANDLE. GFS MISSES IT WHILE THE ETA HINTS AT IT IN THE PRECIPITATION AND MSL PRESSURE FIELDS. BOTH GFS AND ETA BACK PRECIPITATION OFF FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUN AND DOESNT BRING IT IN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UNTIL TONIGHT AND THE KENAI PENINSULA UNTIL SATURDAY. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY CURRENTLY SUPPORTS THIS AS ARCTIC FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WHICH WILL KEEP THIS LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...3AC 5B 6AB 12A. HVY RRZ SPRAY...6A 8 14. JWP JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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