Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 519, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 3, 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 3, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 041156 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU. A GALE FORCE LOW WELL SW OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL DEVELOP A SECONDARY LOW TO 989 MB OVER COLD BAY EARLY THU MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. NE GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. $$ PKZ140-050200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 042221 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-051400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051202 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND WILL STALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SAT MORNING. 1022 MB HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 140W WILL BECOME A HIGH CENTER 1018 MB OVER CORDOVA ON FRI. $$ PKZ120-060200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ125-060200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. NE GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. E GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052200 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BUILDS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS. $$ PKZ120-061400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-061400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-061400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061156 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT EVENING AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-070200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 8:55 AM AKDT, 14 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 8:55 AM AKDT, 14 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 155 PM ADT TUE MAY 3 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODELS IN A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT. THE BIG DISAGREEMENT IS THE SURFACE PRESSURE STRUCTURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. FEEL WITH THE JET STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AT THIS TIME...THAT THE NAM HAS THE BETTER REPRESENTATION OF THE SURFACE PATTERN. MODELS START TO DIFFER LATER AS WELL AND WILL DEFER TO NAM THERE AS WELL WITH THE CUTOFF LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE POSITION OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING SEA...AND DUE TO THE FACT THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN MATCHES MORE CLOSELY WITH NAM. WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST TODAY WITH A LOW IN THE BERING STRAIT AND ANOTHER OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA. STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW CROSSING THE DATELINE NEAR 45N AS WELL. PATTERN SHIFT IS ON THE WAY AS THE RIDGE IS WELL INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA. SOUTHWEST FLOW ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE MAINLAND WITH THE RIDGE AXIS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF CANADA. THE LOW MOVING ONTO THE GULF COAST TO DISSIPATE OVER THE YUKON TONIGHT. THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO OPEN UP AND MOVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND WEDNESDAY. VORT MAX MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT TO WRAP INTO THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THIS TIME...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN SHOULD BE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND HEADING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IN ADDITION...A SECOND VORT MAX/WAVE DROPS THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRIDAY. THIS LOW BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW WITH THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW DISSIPATING AS IT WRAPS INTO THIS LOW. HOWEVER...A PIECE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND DEVELOP INTO A CUTOFF LOW THIS WEEKEND. THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA DEVELOPS A DOUBLE CENTER STRUCTURE OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL. SURFACE SOUTHCENTRAL...SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE AREA WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED OVER THE TERRAIN TO DRIFT INTO THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING. KODIAK AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BECOMING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OPENING UP LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL INCREASE CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF PRECIP FARTHER NORTH OVERNIGHT AND OVER ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW. CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY WILL BE A BIT LESS AS LOSE SOME SOLAR INFLUENCE. THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PASS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE RELEGATED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE TERRAIN BY THURSDAY EXCEPT THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND POINTS SOUTH. KODIAK AND THE WESTERN GULF START TO BECOME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN GULF...COULD SEE SOME TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS AND TYPICAL CHANNELED FLOW IN THIS PATTERN DOWN THE INLET AND SHELIKOFF STRAIT. THE LOW WILL PUSH INTO BRISTOL BAY BY FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW. PRECIP WILL RESEMBLE A DOWNSLOPE TYPE PATTERN WITH ANCHORAGE BOWL...NORTHWESTERN KENAI AND MAT VALLEY REMAINING MOSTLY DRY BUT CLOUDY AND COASTAL LOCALES AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WET. SURFACE SOUTHWEST AND ALEUTIANS...OPENING LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FAVORABLE TO SHOWER ACITIVITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWER ACTIVITY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE DISTURBANCE WORKS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. REMNANT CLOUDS AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS TOMORROW WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST AGAIN. STRONG VORT MAX MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE BERING STRAIT SUPPORTING MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT RUNS SOUTH TO MERGE WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TOMORROW. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WORKS NORTHEAST TOMORROW NEARER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INCREASING WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SURFACE HIGH RETREATS TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE LOW MOVING NORTH. THE LOW WORKS TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND WIND WRAPPED AROUND THIS LOW FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN FRIDAY AND DEVELOPS A DOUBLE CENTER STRUCTURE AS IT LOSES JET SUPPORT SINCE THE MAIN JET REMAINS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ICE JAM FLOOD WARNING 151 MARINE...GALE 5B 12A 12B 13A 14 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 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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