Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 545, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 25, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 261155 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO THE BARREN ISLANDS BY LATE THU THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A FRONT JUST WEST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO EXTEND FROM BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-270200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 10 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 261242 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 CORRECTED AREA 3C 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO THE BARREN ISLANDS BY LATE THU THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A FRONT JUST WEST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO EXTEND FROM BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-270200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 10 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 440 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 262304 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A FRONT JUST WEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-271400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270353 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A FRONT JUST WEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-271400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 755 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270511 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 UPDATED AREA 3C 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A FRONT JUST WEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-271400- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 755 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 915 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271151 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL REACH THE SOUTH CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY SAT. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-280200- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005
.DISCUSSION...TODAYS FEATURES INCLUDE A STRONG LOW NEAR ADAK...A
WEAK LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...A PERSISTENT THERMAL TROUGH
IN THE INTERIOR...AND A VIGOROUS EASTERLY WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN.
ADAK LOW. THE ETA MAKES THE TRIPLE POINT LOW THE DOMINATE CENTER AND
ROTATES IT NORTH OF CAPE SARICHEF ON FRI. THE GFS AND UKMET ARE
PREFERRED AND KEEP THE PARENT LOW AS THE DOMINATE LOW AND ROTATE IT
ON A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON FRI THEN NEAR
DUTCH HARBOR ON SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WEST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE
SLOWLY EAST AND EXTEND FROM BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK ISLAND FRI. EXPECT
STRONG WINDS AND RAIN FOR THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TODAY...SPREADING EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND TO
KODIAK AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY FRI WITH THIS LOW.
A WEAK LOW ABOUT 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE
CIRCULATION OF THE ADAK LOW AND ROTATE TO THE BARREN ISLANDS BY LATE
THU THEN DISSIPATE. THIS LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
THU.
A WELL DEFINED CLOUD MASS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE IS MOVING
ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOWARD COOK INLET. EXPECT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN TODAY AND OVER COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT.
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THU.
A THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM NORTHEASTWARD TO THE
UPPER TANANA AND YUKON BASINS. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY OVER
THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AGAIN TODAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM PKZ 165 170 179
GALE PKZ 155 150 160 171 172 175 176 180 185 410
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RHH MAY 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:45 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 25, 4:45 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 26, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 26, 2:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 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.