Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 628, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 10, 2005, 5:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Aug 10, 2005, 5:00 PM AKDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110607 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 AMENDED AREAS 130 AND 138 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1032 MB HIGH 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 1029 MB THU NIGHT. A 1024 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WED EVENING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1000 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1000 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111145 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111222 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 CORRECTED AREA 138. 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111243 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 UPDATED AREA 121. 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 440 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112303 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 10, 12:00 AM AKDT, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 12:00 AM AKDT, 17 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED AUG 10 2005 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS SHIFTED A LITTLE EASTWARD BUT REMAINS STRONG. THE WEATHER FRONT WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE LAST FEW DAYS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH NUNIVAK ISLAND HAS PUSHED INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY. HOWEVER IT IS WEAKENING AND SHOULD DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY. STILL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MARINE STRATUS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. EXPECT IT TO PERSIST. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND BE OVER KISKA SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE WORTH WATCHING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GFS MODEL HAS BEGUN TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF THIS LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND OVER EACH OF THE LAST MODEL RUNS. HOWEVER THE ETA AS WELL AS BOTH EUROPEAN MODELS DO NOT ANTICIPATE SUCH A SPIN UP OF THIS LOW. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS AS THIS LOW PROGRESSES. AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF HIGH CAPE VALUES FORECAST TO STRETCH FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND DOWN TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. IN SPITE OF HIGH CAPE VALUES CONVECTION IS CONSIDERED UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME. THIS IS DUE TO THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT SUPPRESSING CONVECTION ALONG WITH RELATIVELY HIGH CIN (CONVECTIVE INHIBITION) VALUES. RELATED TO THE CIN VALUES, THE CONVECTIVE TRIGGER TEMPERATURES FROM RECENT ANCHORAGE AND MCGRATH SOUNDINGS HAVE SHOWN THAT TEMPERATURES WOULD NEED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. THIS IS A STRONG HIGH - BUT NOT NEARLY THAT STRONG. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 11, 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.