Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 641, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 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
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222312 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 981 MB AS IT MAKES LANDFALL JUST EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES TO THE WEST GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING AND TO EAST GULF TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 80 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER WINDS NEAR TURNAGAIN ARM TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGER WINDS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230611 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 UPDATED FOR ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 981 MB AS IT MAKES LANDFALL JUST EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES TO THE WEST GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING AND TO EAST GULF TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 80 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1010 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50KT. SEAS 11 FT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGER WINDS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231208 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A STRONG LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231908 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 UPDATE TO ZONES 125 138 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A STRONG LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1100 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1100 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232340 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM THIS LOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AS IT WEAKENS. A 1005 MB LOW FORMS NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WED NIGHT AND BECOMES STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 22, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT MON AUG 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... MAJOR FORECASTING CONCERN TODAY LIES WITH THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE AMPLITUDE TROUGH IN THE JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS PROVIDING AMPLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE LOW. AT 300 MB A 110 KT JET MAX IS MOVING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...INDICATING THE SYSTEM SHOULD STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS AS THE MODELS HAVE FORECAST. AT 850 MB THE TIGHTLY PACKED ISOTHERMS DEFINE THE COLD AND WARM FRONT WELL AND SHOW THAT THE SYSTEM STILL HAS MORE THAN ADEQUATED DYNAMICS TO CONTINUE STRENTHENING OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ALONG THE WEST COAST THE WARM FRONT HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO MOVE ONSHORE AS IS REFLECTED BY THE BROAD RAIN BAND ON THE RADAR. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE TIGHTENED GRADIENT MOVES ONSHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WHERE DOWNSLOPING WILL INCREASE SPEED. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AS THIS SYSTEM HAS PLENTY OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IN THE ALEUTIANS THE WARM FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED AND THE MAIN FEATURE OF CONCERN IS THE COLD FRONT. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD BRING RAIN AND FOG TO MOST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO A CONCERN ESPECIALLY IN BAYS AND PASSES. WATCH FOR STRONGER WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD ENHANCE THE TIGHTENED GRADIENT. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM COLD BAY TO ATKA AND FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SOUTHCENTRAL REGION SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF THIS SYSTEM A LITTLE LATER IN THE DAY. IN THE MORNING HOURS FOG CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE MAT SU AND COPPER RIVER VALLEYS AS SKIES HAVE SCATTERED OUT OVER NIGHT. TOWARD EVENING FLOW SHOULD SWITCH TO BE MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WHICH WILL BRING RAIN TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ALASKA AND CHUGACH RANGES. BY TOMORROW MORNING THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND WINDS WILL SWITCH TO BE SOUTHEASTERLY AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE. THIS SHOULD CAUSE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE PASSES...INCLUDING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND ETA INITIALIZED WELL TODAY AND SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TIMING APPEARED TO BE A LITTLE MORE ACCURATE WITH THE ETA. HOWEVER REAL TIME DATA INDICATES THAT BOTH MODELS MAY BE ABOUT 6 HOURS SLOW AND SHOULD BE ADJUSTED FOR ACCORDINGLY. EXTENDED FORECAST...CURRENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR THE BETHEL REGION AND CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND WIND TO MOST OF THE STATE. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW...MEANING THE WEATHER WILL BE A LITTLE MORE SEASONABLE BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THAN IT HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 185 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 22, 1:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:55 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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