Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 538, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 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 21, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 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 212322 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 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. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA MON. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON. A 1005 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 180 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND WILL MERGE WITH THE LOW NORTH OF SHEMYA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-221400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221120 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 575 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 550 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 400 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 22 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT MAY 21 2005 .DISCUSSION... NWP MODELS...MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WEST OF 150W. SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY EAST OF 150W. TIGHT LOW NEAR 45N 138W CLEARLY VISIBLE ON SATELLITE. SHIP OB INDICATES A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF LESS THAN 994 MB. 12Z GFS HAS IT AT 990 MB...UKMET AT 988...AND META AT 1002 MB. META OBVIOUSLY NOT PREFERRED. ALL THREE AGREE TO MOVE IT NEAR 51N 132W AT 12Z SUN...BUT THE GFS KEEPS IT TIGHTER LONGER. GFS MAY BE OVERDOING IT A LITTLE BUT WILL GO WITH IT FOR THE TIME BEING. THE CLOSED LOW FINALLY DISAPPEARS MONDAY NEAR 55N 131W...BUT GENERAL TROFINESS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PANHANDLE INTO TUESDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA EASTERN HALF...AS THE LOW ABOVE MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE...DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT MOIST ONSHORE FLOW. EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO BE AT ITS PEAK THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WILL BE MARKEDLY LESS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUNNY SKIES ON MONDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WESTERN HALF...WEAK 1005 MB THERMAL LOW OVER SUSITNA VALLEY FORECAST TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. THE PRESENCE OF THIS LOW IS ENCOURAGING MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF THE GULF OF ALASKA. SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS ZONES 121 101 111 AND 145...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NORTH OF ANCHORAGE. SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE. MULTIPLE THERMAL LOWS INLAND. LOW LEVEL FLOW PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT STRATUS AND FOG ALONG THE COASTS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INLAND. BERING SEA COASTAL AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE. STRATUS AND FOG THE PRIMARY ISSUE FROM 170W EASTWARD. MEANWHILE...A 997 MB LOW NEAR 54N 163E WILL BECOME A 1002 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KTS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA BY AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. LONG RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED TO ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL AROUND MIDWEEK. NEXT SIGNIFICANT LOW FOR THE BERING FORECAST TO ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ANTICIPATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB MAY 05
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.