Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 594, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 30, 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
- Jul 30, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 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 311105 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 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. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW NEAR ATKA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312320 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 1011 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1008 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-011400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-011400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-011400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-011400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-011400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 31 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jul 30, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SAT JUL 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALCAN BORDER WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SHORT WAVE WILL ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL SWING SOUTH INTO THE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT, INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL SUNDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL FORM ALONG AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN AXIS OF THE SHORT WAVE OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY SUNDAY. THERE APPEAR TO BE ENOUGH NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION BEHIND THE UPPER WAVE TO ACTUALLY CLEAR SOME OF THE CLOUDS OUT OF SUSITNA VALLEY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SUNDAY. THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, MAINLY THE SECTION BETWEEN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. A 994 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES AREAS 170 AND 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM JUL 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jul 31, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.