Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 535, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 14, 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 14, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 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 142331 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 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. PKZ199-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 1000 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 1000 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB. NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-151400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-151400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-151400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-151400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-151400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-151400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-151400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-151400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-151400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-151400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-151400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151117 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KISKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT AT 978 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-160200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 14, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SAT MAY 14 2005
.DISCUSSION...
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER LEVELS THROUGH 120 HOURS
WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE UPPER RIDGE OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE STATE. THE SURFACE FEATURES CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROUGH AND WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH
GULF COAST. IN THE BERING SEA REGION AND ALONG THE ALEUTIANS NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES. IN THE INTERIOR A TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
NORTH OF THE FORECAST DOMAIN.
IN THE EAST WE ARE WATCHING A WAVE RACING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST
THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS EVENING.
THIS COULD BRING A GOOD ROUND OF SHOWERS TO SOUTH CENTRAL. OTHERWISE
SHOWERS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL PRETTY
ISOLATED IN NATURE.
THE MODELS TODAY...THE GFS LOOKS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE IN THE WEST
AND ON THE FEATURES MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE ETA HAS THE
BEST HANDLE ON THE GULF OF ALASKA...NORTH GULF COAST AND THE INTERIOR
REGIONS. THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED...AFTER EACH WAVE MOVES
AROUND A SURFACE RIDGE DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND BRINGS
GAP WINDS INTO KNIK VALLEY...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM
REGIONS. THE ETA HAS SHOWN THIS OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS AND HAS
VERIFIED BETTER THAN THE GFS WITH THOSE SYSTEMS.
FIRE WEATHER...IN SOUTH CENTRAL EACH AFTERNOON WE APPROACH RED FLAG
LEVELS WITH RH BELOW 40 PERCENT AND WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. THIS IS
THE CASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WARNINGS AND WAIT
FOR THIS CLOUD BAND/WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST. IT IF IT
CONTINUES ON ITS CURRENT RATE AND TRACK WOULD MOVE OVER THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AROUND 6 PM. THIS WOULD KEEP THE TEMPERATURES DOWN AND HOLD THE
RH ABOVE 40 PERCENT. IF THE SYSTEM DISSIPATES AND WE STAY MOSTLY
SUNNY OVER THE REGION WE COULD SEE A FEW HOURS OF RED FLAG
CONDITIONS. WE WILL HOLD OFF TILL ISSUANCE TIME TO WATCH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NORTH GULF COAST WAVE BEFORE MAKING THE CALL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
PROTON MAY 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.