Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 477, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171124 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 370 NM S OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE NORTH BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM S OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-180200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172323 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND WEAKEN TO 1003 TUE AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-181400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-181400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 16, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SAT APR 16 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE ALASKA INTERIOR WITH UPPER LEVEL FLOW INCREASING AND BECOMING MORE WESTERLY. MODERATE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTH OF BROOKS RANGE WILL PUSH SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BRINGING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE ON MONDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGING PRECIPITATION AS FAR EAST AS DUTCH HARBOR WILL CONTINUE SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT. PRECIPITATION EXTENDS WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WELL PAST SHEMYA. A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. RIDGE IS CONNECTED TO A MUCH LARGE HI CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 12A..12B..13A..13B..15. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CAS APR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.