Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 516, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 3, 2005, 8:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 3, 2005, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 032314 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 750 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 500 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO 125 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL RETREAT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ 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 3, 12:00 AM AKDT, 8 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:00 AM AKDT, 8 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005
.DISCUSSION...
THE 500 MB RIDGE THAT ONCE DOMINATED THE NORTHERN BERING AND ALASKAN
MAINLAND CONTINUES TO SHIFT WEST. BY 03/12Z THE HIGH CENTER WILL BE
IN SIBERIA NORTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. MEANWHILE...A DEEP 500
MB LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC...CROSSING
THE DATELINE ABOUT 1000 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. THE COMBINATION OF THE
MOVEMENTS OF THESE TWO MAJOR SYSTEMS HAS RESULTED IN A BACKING OF THE
PREVIOUSLY EASTERLY POLAR JET ACROSS THE BERING...RESULTING IN A WELL
ORGANIZED FLOW FROM THE ARCTIC...ACROSS EASTERN SIBERIA...INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING...AND SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTWARD ALEUTIANS.
THIS WILL TRANSPORT A GREAT DEAL OF COLD AIR INTO THE WESTERN SIDE OF
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW...RESULTING IN FURTHER DEEPENING. BOTH THE GFS
AND NAM FOLLOW THIS BY DRAGGING A POCKET OF VERY COLD AIR AND LOW 500
MB HEIGHTS OFF THE POLE AND INTO EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE STRAITS.
FEATURES IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN REMAIN WEAK. FLOW IS SWITCHING BACK TO
SOUTHWESTERLY...AND BY EARLY THURSDAY THE SYSTEM CROSSING SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE REGION.
.MODEL COMPARISON...
GFS NAME AND UKMET START OUT WITH SIBERIAN HIGH...NORTH PACIFIC
LOW...AND WEAK LOW OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AT SIMILAR INTENSITIES AND
LOCATIONS. MORE VARIATION EVIDENT WITH WEAK SYSTEMS IN THE GULF. NAM
AND UKMET SURFACE SOLUTIONS REMAIN SIMILAR THROUGH 72 HRS WITH GFS AS
THE OUTLIER. GFS DIFFERS FROM THE OTHER TWO MOST IN THE
BERING...WHERE GFS DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW EAST OF SAINT
PAUL...RESULTING IN MORE NORTHERLY WIND DIRECTIONS OVER THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN BERING. NAM AND GFS KEEP ENERGY FURTHER SOUTH...IN
PRIMARY LOW SOUTH OF UNALASKA...SO WINDS IN EASTERN BERING EASTERLY
TO NORTHEASTERLY INSTEAD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING FOR MCGRATH...ZONE 151.
ICE JAM FLOOD WATCH FOR NAPAIMIUT...ZONE 151.
MARINE...GALES 12B 13A BERING SEA
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
STKM APR 05The 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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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