Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 462, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2005, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Apr 9, 2005, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2005, 2:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091700 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 UPDATED AREAS 12A AND 12A1 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. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING BEGINNING SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 900 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 900 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-100200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 092326 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1030 MB HIGH WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW MOVES TO 990 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING TO A SHEMYA TO ADAK LINE MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-101400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100350 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 UPDATED FOR AREAS 12A, 12A1, AND 12B 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. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1030 MB HIGH WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW MOVES TO 990 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING TO A SHEMYA TO ADAK LINE MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-101400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 Apr 9, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SAT APR 9 2005
.DISCUSSION...
.ANALYSIS...MAIN FEATURE IS A 988 MB VERTICALLY STACKED LOW LOCATED
NEAR 55N 151W. QUICKSCAT SHOWS 25 TO 35 KT WINDS WITH THIS
LOW...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW CENTER. LOW IS
MOVING SLOWLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AS WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT SPREADS
NORTH AND WESTWARD TOWARD THE GULF COAST AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE.
COMPOSITE RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS MOVING FROM THE NORTH GULF INTO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. KODIAK ISLAND ALSO GETTING SOME RAIN.
OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS TO 20S INLAND AND 30S ALONG
THE COAST. UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM GULF LOW TO A CLOSED LOW
NEAR 61N 174W. COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS TROUGH HAS
PUSHED THE ARCTIC FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. SNOW SHOWERS/FREEZING
SPRAY/BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 KTS (WITH
STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH THE BAYS AND PASSES IN THE ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHERN AKPENN) IS THE NORM ACROSS THE BERING SEA REGION. THE ICE
EDGE CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS SOUTHWARD.
.MODEL ANALYSIS...GFS/NAM/UKMET ARE ALL IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CLOSED UPPER LOW
OVER NORTHERN BERING WILL OPEN UP AND DROP SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE
NORTH PACIFIC BY SUNDAY AND MERGE WITH THE NOW DOMINANT GULF LOW.
A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS
TWO MORE CLOSED LOWS MOVING OUT OF ASIA TRACK TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT-TERM FORECASTS...PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK OCCLUSION WILL
REACH THE GULF COAST THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS LOW SITS IN THE GULF. INLAND
AREAS WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS THROUGH MONDAY WITH A ISOLATED
SHOWERS. EXPECT SIMILAR TEMPS TO THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS IN
THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE TEENS TO 20S INLAND AND 30S ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE A COOL DOWN MONDAY AS COLD AIR ADVECTS
SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIDGE BUILDING OVER BERING. OUT WEST
COLD ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND SUNDAY AND
THEN TRANSLATE EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS RIDGE BUILDS.
MODELS INDICATE A FAIRLY CONCENTRIC VORT-MAX DROPPING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS AHEAD OF THIS VORT-MAX.
EXPECT CHANNELED AREAS IN EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 45 KTS AS THIS FEATURE MOVES THROUGH. WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH CLOSED LOW MOVING OUT OF ASIA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY OCCLUSION MONDAY MORNING.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FRONT WILL STRETCH OUT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY
NIGHT AS CLOSED LOW TRACKS OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ANOTHER ONE
HEADS TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.EXTENDED FORECASTS...GFS IS CONSISTENT IN QUICKLY MOVING MEAN
TROUGH AXIS BACK TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA MID WEEK. AFTER A LITTLE
COOLDOWN AND FAIRLY DRY PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK A WARMER AND WETTER PATTERN WILL SET UP BY
THE END OF THE WEEK. BERING WILL ALSO SEE A BIT OF A WARM-UP AS
CLOSED LOW TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING AREAS 3B 13B.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING AREA 15.
SEB APR 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr |
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