Gale Warning 501, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Apr 28, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 282315
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 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.

PKZ199-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1012 MB FRI
EVENING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE BERING
SEA THROUGH SATURDAY.
$$

PKZ150-291400-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291400-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291400-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291400-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291400-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291400-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291400-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291400-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-291400-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291400-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291400-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291400-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 291202
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 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.

PKZ199-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND PROGRESS
WEST TOWARD THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS IT WEAKENS SAT. ANOTHER WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT
NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ150-300200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ170-300200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-300200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-300200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-300200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-300200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.

$$

PKZ179-300200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 29 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 28, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST REASONABLE. WARM AND
RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY HOLD INTO THE WEEKEND OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. TEMPS WILL HOWEVER COOL SOME FRI AND SAT WITH 850 MB
COLD ADVECTION. MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN TODAY WILL BE OVER THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH GUSTING NE WINDS. THREAT SHOULD END TONIGHT AS
MAINLAND RIDGE STARTS SLIPPING WEST AND PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH GENERAL
OFFSHORE FLOW. EXPECT COASTAL DELTA WILL SEE SOME STRATUS WITH LIGHT
ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT AND FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING
SEA INTO THE WEEKEND AND SETS UP A NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AK PEN AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...ICE JAM FLOOD WARNING ZONE 161.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 111.

RMC APR 05

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

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