Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 531, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112325 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY THU MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA THU NIGHT THEN INLAND IN THE LOWER COOK INLET REGION FRI. $$ PKZ120-121400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 121157 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 170 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM S OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF CAPE CLEARE. W OF CAPE CLEAR...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121418 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 CORRECTED AREA 4 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 170 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM S OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF CAPE CLEARE. W OF CAPE CLEAR...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121819 CCB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 CORRECTED AREA 2C4 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 170 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 525 NM S OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SW OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF CAPE CLEARE. W OF CAPE CLEAR...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 122306 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL 475 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 680 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOPS 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SAT AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW DEVELOPS 575 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 11, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED MAY 11 2005 .DISCUSSION... PATTERN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL BEGINNING TO TRANSITION. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS HELD SWAY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS GIVING WAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY WITH A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES. IN THE MEAN TIME THE AIRMASS WILL LIKELY BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN THE INTERIOR. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE INTO THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. WITH LOW PRESSURE HEADED TO THE GULF OF ALASKA EASTERN PORTIONS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL COME UNDER AN INCREASINGLY NORTHWEST FLOW. HOWEVER THE CENTERS OF ACTION SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS A SERIES OF SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 2B..3A. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CAS MAY 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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