Gale Warning 526, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

May 8, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 082325
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 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.

PKZ199-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ISLAND MOVES TO 260 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ISLAND AT 991 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-091400-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091400-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091400-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091400-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091400-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ170-091400-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091400-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091400-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091400-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091400-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091400-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-091400-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 091106
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 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.

PKZ199-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIFT TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA 
TUE NIGHT AT 994 MB.
$$

PKZ150-100200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-100200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 8, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT SUN MAY 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS REASONABLE. OVERALL FORECAST TREND OVER
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS HANDLED BEST BY THE
GFS MODEL.

EAST...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE RELATIVELY DRY
CONDITIONS AND FAIR SKIES. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DIP
INTO THE TEENS AND RECOVER OVERNIGHT. EXPECT AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES AS
A RULE. PATCHY FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL LOCALS.

WEST...
WEAK THERMAL TROUGH CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. PAMC SOUNDING
THIS MORNING WAS CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE...HOWEVER WAS FAIRLY DRY IN
THE LOWER LAYERS. EXPECT SHOWERS FAVORABLE THIS EVENING AS REMNANTS
OF MOISTURE WITH OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES NORTH. EXPECT COASTAL FOG
TO AGAIN DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH FAIRLY WEAK GRADIENTS. LOW PRESSURE
CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN WILL REMAIN
QUASI-STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
EXPECT GALES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES: 5B AND 12B.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC MAY 05

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

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