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Gale Warning 571, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 17, 2005, 11:00 PM 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
- Jun 17, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 181130 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INTO SIBERIA VIA THE GULF OF ANADYR SATURDAY EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 994 MB SECONDARY LOW OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA SUNDAY MORNING MOVES AS 997 MB LATE MONDAY MORNING TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING MOVES WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182317 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES ON SHORE SATURDAY NIGHT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT JUN 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jun 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT FRI JUN 17 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE PATTERN AFFECTING OUT GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA IS BEING CHANGED BY A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THE EXIT THIS AFTERNOON OVER PABE. THIS IS ALREADY SHIFTING THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. ALL PROGS -WHICH ARE ACCEPTED- FORECAST THAT THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS AT 500 MB WILL BE OVER PACV BY 12Z SAT WITH THE FRONT OVER KODIAK. THE MAJOR UPPER LOW CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH. WITH A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY 12Z SAT. THE JET BECOMES SE OVER PAHO BY 00Z SUN BUT THE MODEL SURFACE PRES GRADIENTS SUSPICIOUSLY SHOW LITTLE WIND. THE GFS-190 FORECASTS AN UPPER RIDGE ALONG 165W OR SO BY 12Z MON THAT BUILDS FOR WNW FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND A SOUTHERLY REGIME OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 160 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JC JUN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.