Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 543, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 25, 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 25, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 260038 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 UPDATED AREAS 5B 6B 12A 12A1 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. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 986 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF UNALASKA AT 992 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 435 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 95 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 95 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 260010 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 CORRECTED ALL AREAS FOR PRECIPITATION MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 986 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF UNALASKA AT 992 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260551 AAB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 UPDATED AREAS 5B 6A 6B 12A 12A1 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. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 986 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF UNALASKA AT 992 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 80 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 70 GUSTING TO 95 KT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 945 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 70 KT GUSTING TO 95 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261120 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 262308 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ199-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE FRI MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 988 MB. A DEVELOPING 987 MB LOW OVER DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FRI AS IT MERGES WITH THE LOW TO THE SOUTH. THIS SYSTEM THEN MOVES 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON MORNING AS IT WEAKENS TO 994MB. $$ PKZ150-271400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-271400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-271400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-271400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-271400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-271400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-271400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 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 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 500 MB PATTERN IS ESSENTIALLY STABLE. MAJORITY OF COLD CENTERS REMAIN IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE...WITH WEAKER SYSTEMS SCATTERED ACROSS THE MIDLATITUDES OF THE WEST. DEEP LOWS OF INTEREST ARE IN THE WESTERN BERING AND OVER THE ARCTIC COAST OF ASIA. THE LATTER IS THE CENTER OF THE COLDEST AIR AND IS ACTING AS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ANCHOR. A WEAKER CENTER IS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST. MODELS DIFFER ON THE SPEED...BUT THE ETA40 AND THE ECMWF AGREE CLOSELY WHILE THE GFS AND UKMET ARE OUTLIERS. LATTER TWO MODELS MOVE THE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FASTER THAN THE FORMER TWO. LOW IN THE GULF IS A DIFFERENT STORY...WITH ETA40 THE OUTLIER AND THE OTHER THREE IN RELATIVELY CLOSE AGREEMENT. LOOKING AT ALL FOUR TOGETHER INDICATES GFS190 IS CLOSEST TO THE MEAN SOLUTION. ON THE SURFACE...MAIN POINT OF DISAGREEMENT IS WITH LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING. ALL FOUR MODELS INITIALIZE WELL...BUT BY 26/18Z DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO EMERGE. SOURCE OF THE DIFFICULTY APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GFS AND UKMET QUICKLY MAKE THE SECONDARY THE DOMINANT LOW...ALTHOUGH THEY DIFFER ON MOVEMENT AND CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SYSTEM. ETA40 AND ECMWF KEEP THE PRIMARY AS THE DOMINANT LOW...AND ARE IN SOMEWHAT CLOSER AGREEMENT ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURES AND MOVEMENTS OF BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CENTERS. FOR THIS REASON...AS WELL AS SIMILARITIES NOTED AT 500 MB...THE ETA40 SEEMS LIKE THE BETTER CHOICE FOR NOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. STKM MAY 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| May 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.