Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 498, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 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 26, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 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 271144 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 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. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANADYR TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 271235 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 CORRECTED AREA 6A MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANADYR TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271613 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 UPDATED AREA 6B 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. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANADYR TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 830 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280246 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 CORRECTED AREAS 5B 12A MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AND MOVE TO 440 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 500 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND DRIFT TO 400 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1006 MB. $$ PKZ150-281400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KTS. WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 26, 12:00 AM AKDT, 23 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 12:00 AM AKDT, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT TUE APR 26 2005 .DISCUSSION... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CURRENTLY MOVING WEST INTO ALASKA. AS THIS HIGH MOVES IN...AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTH OF THIS HIGH...THIS WILL CREATE A REX BLOCK OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. VERY HIGH 500 MB HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT MANY MORE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS WILL FALL THIS WEEK ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. ON MONDAY APRIL 25...ANCHORAGE HIT 64 DEGREES...WHICH IS THE EARLIEST IN THE YEAR IS HAS EVER BEEN THAT WARM HERE (OLD RECORD 65 DEGREES ON APRIL 30 1976). CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE PRETTY MINIMAL OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO...BUT NOT ENTIRELY ZERO. WEAK PERTURBATIONS IN THE FLOW COULD BRING A BRIEF SHOWER TO A FEW LOCATIONS IF CONDITIONS ARE JUST RIGHT. FOR THE MOST PART LEFT THE FORECAST DRY WITH THE ONLY MENTION OF PRECIP IN ZONE PACKAGE AS OF NOW IS FOR KODIAK ISLAND ON THE WEEKEND AS A LOW MOVING WESTWARD MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALEUTIANS...A FAIRLY STRONG STORM IS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND THEN MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY. WITH THE REX BLOCK TO THE EAST...ANY LOWS IN THE AREA ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO ALASKA FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED...THE PATTERN WILL LIKELY NOT BREAK UNTIL NEXT WEEK. REX BLOCKS ARE NOTORIOUSLY STABLE. THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS OF THE GFS ARE EACH A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON HOW THEY HAVE HANDLED THE DEMISE OF THIS PATTERN. LOOKING AT OTHER MODELS AND THE ENSEMBLES...IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PATTERN WILL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 5B 6B 8 12A 12A1 12B 13A 14 15. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. BL APR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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