Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 546, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 26, 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 26, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 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 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271057 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 991 MB SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB SAT MORNING AND TO 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 994 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-280200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-280200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT THU MAY 26 2005 .DISCUSSION... DOMINATE WEATHER PRODUCER CONTINUES TO BE THE 983 MB LOW NEAR ADAK. ETA AND GFS BOTH DEVELOP TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES NORTH BUT SMC ADV FOR THE BAY TONIGHT. THESE TWO LOWS WILL MERGE FRIDAY AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SAT AND SUN...FINALLY MOVING JUST WEST OF ST PAUL ON MONDAY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF ON SAT MORNING. PLENTY OF ONSHORE FLOW AND MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD PRODUCE MODEST WINDS IN AREA 2B AND KODIAK AREA WATERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...5A,5B,6A,6B,13B FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JP MAY 05
The 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 | 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 | 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.