Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 524, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 062325 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 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. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 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 1002 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER RUSSIA SAT AFTERNOON. A LARGE PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ150-071400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH PASSES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-071400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071112 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER RUSSIA SAT EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-080200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-080200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 7 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 6, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM ADT FRI MAY 6 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS REASONABLE. EAST WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS BUILDING WEST AND SHOULD BE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF/KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS SURFACE LOW TO SOUTH AND UPPER SUPPORT MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF. EXPECT DECREASING CLOUDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SAT...HOWEVER SOME LOCALS AROUND THE REGION COULD START WITH AM STRATUS/FOG. WEST FRONTAL TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SW MAINLAND WEAKENS SATURDAY AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. EXPECT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM AS DYNAMICS ARE WEAK. HOWEVER.. E/SE EXPOSURES ALONG THE MOUNTAINS MAY SEE MODERATE AMOUNTS. PATCHY FOG/STRATUS OVER SW ALASKA COULD BE A CONCERN SUNDAY MORNING WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER THE REGION. LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE AK PEN SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE SOUTHEAST. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS YESTERDAY HAVE DIMINISHED TO SMALL CRAFT AND WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE BERING SEA HAS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUD COVER AND THIS LIKELY WILL HANG AROUND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NEXT LOW COMPLEX TO IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS IS CURRENTLY AROUND 43N 168E. CURRENT FORECAST MOVES CENTER TO NEAR 46N 173E AT 992 MB SUNDAY MORNING. MAY SEE SOME EASTERLY GALES ON PACIFIC SIDE OF ALEUTIANS WITH APPROACH OF CENTER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAY 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 1:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.