Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 474, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 15, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152309 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 580 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL DEEPEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 410 NM SOUTH OF SITKA FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161130 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-170200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Apr 15, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT FRI APR 15 2005 .DISCUSSION... NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. JET STREAM WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA AND IS TAKING THE STORM SYSTEMS SOUTH AS WELL. THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT...BUT IT WILL RUN INTO THE PERSISTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE AND THEN DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF ATTU WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS LOW WILL BE IN THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS LOW...COMBINED WITH A 1040 MB HIGH IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN...WILL CREATE A RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS IN THESE AREAS AS THE LOW PASSES SOUTH OF THEM. GFS...ETA...UKMET...ECMF MODELS ALL IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 12B 13A 13B. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 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.