Gale Warning 537, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

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

Expired

May 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 192306
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 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.

PKZ199-201400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
DRIFT EAST THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-201400-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201400-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201400-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201400-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201400-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201400-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201400-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201400-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201400-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201400-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201400-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201400-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201117
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 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.

PKZ199-210200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A
1001 MB LOW 325 NM WEST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
NORTHWEST OF ATTU SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-210200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ155-210200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
$$

PKZ160-210200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ165-210200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$

PKZ180-210200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ170-210200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
$$

PKZ171-210200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ172-210200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
$$

PKZ175-210200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
$$

PKZ176-210200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$

PKZ185-210200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
$$

PKZ179-210200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI MAY 20 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 19, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT THU MAY 19 2005

.DISCUSSION...
A 985 MB LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 1001 MB FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK WAVES WILL ROTATE
AROUND THE EDGES OF THE SYSTEM AND WILL BRINGS AREAS OF SHOWERS TO
THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL
KEEP THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AND MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY A BIT UNSTABLE THROUGH
FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING FRO
TODAY AND FRIDAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 13B.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM MAY 05

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2005Every gale warning in 2005

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