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Gale Warning 528, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 9, 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 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 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 092306 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 996 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-101400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-101400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101106 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AT 996 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 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. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 9, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 7:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM ADT MON MAY 9 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS REASONABLE. GFS OVERALL WILL BE USED OUT WEST. EAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WED. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INTERIOR. EXPECT GENERAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEABREEZES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE...EXPECT RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE. VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY SHOWS A BAND OF STRATUS MOVING WEST TOWARD KODIAK. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT STRATUS MAY MOVE AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE RIDGE AND SPREAD TO COOK INLET ON TUESDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING GENERAL CLOUD COVER AND RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST/SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY. .WEST...LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SPREADS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATER TODAY...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH. EXCEPT FOR SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE EXPECT CONDITIONS BE REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY WITH FAIR SKIES AS THE GENERAL RULE THROUGH WED. A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING THE AK PEN WILL BRING GENERAL CLOUD COVER AND RAIN TO THE SW MAINLAND THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 12A,12A1,13A AND 13B. 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 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 8, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.