Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2005, 11:00 AM 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
- Jan 29, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 292356 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY MORNING WITH A PRESSURE OF 988 MB. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-301500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...ELSEWHERE 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 29 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 988 MB MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 29 2005
.DISCUSSION...
DEEP LOW REMAINS QUASISTATIONARY NEAR 50N 163W WITH WESTERLY POLAR
JET DISPLACED WELL TO THE SOUTH. EASTERLY FLOW EXTENDS FROM THE
ALASKA PENINSULA...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING SEA...THROUGH WESTERN
ASIA. A MINOR LOW CENTERED NEAR 60N 175W IS MIGRATING WESTWARD IN THE
FLOW NORTH OF THE MAIN PACIFIC LOW.
MESOETA AND GFS BOTH INITIALIZED POSITION OF MAIN LOW
CORRECTLY...DIFFERED SLIGHTLY ON INITIAL POSITION OF SMALL LOW IN
NORTHERN BERING. BOTH MODELS HOLD MAIN LOW ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. BOTH MODELS ADVECT MINOR LOW WESTWARD...WITH
MESOETA SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN GFS. BY 30/00Z...BOTH MODELS INDICATE
ANOTHER MIGRATORY LOW MOVING EASTWARD WITH THE JET SOUTH OF THE MAIN
NORTH PACIFIC LOW. BY 31/00Z THE NEW LOW IS DUE SOUTH OF THE MAIN LOW
CENTER. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH RIDGING DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN
BERING...CAUSES FLOW OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA TO BACK FROM EAST OR
NORTHEAST TO NORTH.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 3C
GALES 5A 5B 6A 6B 8 12A 12A1 12B 14 15
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BERING SEA
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 6A 8 14 BERING SEA
STKM JAN 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 6:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.