Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 515, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- May 2, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031104 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 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. PKZ199-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A 992 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 985 MB BY WED MORNING AND TO 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 987 MB BY THU MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND FROM EASTERN SIBERIA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 032107 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 UPDATED AREA 14 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A 992 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 985 MB BY WED MORNING AND TO 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 987 MB BY THU MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND FROM EASTERN SIBERIA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 100 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032314 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 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. PKZ199-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 750 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 500 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO 125 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL RETREAT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-041400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-041400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041112 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW CENTERED 600 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB BY THU MORNING AND 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 992 MB BY FRI MORNING. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP HALFWAY BETWEEN DUTCH HARBOR AND COLD BAY THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 994 MB BY FRI MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING WED MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY WEAK LOW PRESSURE BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-050200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 042338 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 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. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT AND TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN IT WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL FRI. $$ PKZ150-051400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051103 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW CENTERED 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 996 MB BY FRI MORNING AND TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 1004 MB BY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW CENTERED 350 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTH OF KISKA AT 1002 MB BY FRI MORNING AND TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-060200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING NEAR SAINT GEORGE. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 2, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT MON MAY 2 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODELS IS GOOD AGREEMENT ON PATTERN SHIFT TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENING OVER THE INTERIOR AND SQUEEZED WEST AS A TROUGH FROM THE MAJOR LOW NORTH OF HUDSON BAY DROPS INTO ALASKA TODAY. WEAK UPPER LOW LIFTING NORTH AND EAST OVER THE GULF HELPING AS WELL. THIS LOW TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. WITH IT BRINGS SOME INSTABILITY FOR TOMORROWS INITIATION OF CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT DAY AND LIFTS NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW CROSSES THE DATELINE SOUTH OF ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF INSTABILITY AND INCREASE MOISTURE OVER THE MAINLAND. IN THE MEANTIME...A STRONG VORT MAX DROPS INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. THEREFORE...THE PATTERN SHIFTS FROM EASTERLIES OVER THE MAINLAND TO WESTERLIES BY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A TROUGH ALONG 170W FROM THE POLE TO 40N AND A RIDGE OVER THE GULF. UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA TO DROP SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WHILE THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN DRIVES NORTHEAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOWS BEGIN TO CONSOLIDATE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST FROM THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND A RIDGE ALONG THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. SURFACE SOUTHCENTRAL...WEAK LOW IN THE GULF WORKING EAST TO KODIAK ISLAND. OVERALL EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF PUSHING MOISTURE TO THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA. INSTABILITY FROM UPPER LEVEL LOW TO MOVE INLAND BY TOMORROW TO INITIATE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WEAK TROUGH MOVING NORTH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY TO BRING INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND SHOWER ACTIVITY. THIS IS THE PATTERN SHIFT. THE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TO REMAIN INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRONG LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO APPROACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS AND TURN THEM TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH SOME DOWNSLOPING TO OCCUR IN THE USUAL LOCATIONS IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AT THIS TIME. THE LOW WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW REMAINING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. SURFACE SOUTHWEST AND ALEUTIANS...WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK OVER THE MAINLAND BROUGHT SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LAST NIGHT WHICH ARE WANING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE HEAT OF THE DAY TO INITIATE MORE SHOWERS THOUGH. JET LEAVES THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AT THE SURFACE WITH STRATUS WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. AS THE SURFACE HIGH RE-CENTERS OVER SIBERIA...THE STRATUS MOVES FARTHER WEST. THE LOW NEAR DUTCH TO OPEN UP AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOMORROW AND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE TO INCREASE INSTABILITY IN THESE AREAS. MAJOR LOW MOVING ACROSS THE DATELINE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL HEAD TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND PRECIP TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING WITH RAIN SPREADING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BACK TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE LOW WILL ROTATE BACK INTO THE BERING SEA INTO SATURDAY WITH RAIN AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AROUND THE LOW FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ICE JAM FLOOD WATCH ZONE 151 MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN MAY 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 3, 8:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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