Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 633, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 2005, 11:00 AM 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172352 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 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. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO PORT HEIDEN BY THU MORNING AND THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRI MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND BECOME STATIONARY FRI. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181058 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 210 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 470 NM EAST OF COLD BAY THU NIGHT. BY FRI MORNING THE LOW WILL BE TOO FAR EAST TO HAVE AN AFFECT ON THE AREA. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181818 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 UPDATE TO ZONE 170 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 210 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 470 NM EAST OF COLD BAY THU NIGHT. BY FRI MORNING THE LOW WILL BE TOO FAR EAST TO HAVE AN AFFECT ON THE AREA. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1020 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190016 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A 1009 MB LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 18 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED AUG 17 2005 .DISCUSSION... TWO WEAK 999 MB LOWS...ONE NEAR COLD BAY AND ONE NEAR SITKINAK WILL MERGE OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA BY THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING THU AND MOVE TO JUST WEST OF UNALASKA FRI. EXPECT RAIN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA...KODIAK ISLAND...BRISTOL BAY...COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. THE RAIN SHOULD END SLOWLY FROM THE WEST ON THU AND THU NIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING THU AND FRI WILL FLATTEN OUT SAT. THIS WILL OPEN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO COOLER DAMP BERING SEA AIR SUN AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 140 170 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Aug 17, 8:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Aug 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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