Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 644, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 23, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 55 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 23, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2005, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232323 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 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. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB STORM CENTER NEAR BETHEL WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED AS A LOW DEVELOPS TO 997 MB NEAR SHEMYA. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB OVER THE PRIBILOFS THU. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG LATE. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241150 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST NEAR SAND POINT BY THURSDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE TO 170 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241250 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 CORRECTED ZONES 170 171 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. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST NEAR SAND POINT BY THURSDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE TO 170 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 500 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 500 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250603 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO AROUND 1000 MB NEAR COLD BAY THU MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD BEHIND THIS LOW THROUGH FRI MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE FORECAST AREAS THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THEN SW WIND 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LATE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...NW IND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT..S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN THU NIGHT. ..MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE OVER COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THIS LOW AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ FZAK52 PAFC 251146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE OVER COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THIS LOW AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 23, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT TUE AUG 23 2005 .DISCUSSION...GFS INITIALIZED BEST AND FORECAST TREND LOOKS REASONABLE. GFS WILL BE USED WITH SOME MODIFICATION FOR AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES. .SURFACE EAST... 984 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL THIS MORNING MOVES NORTH TO EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING IS MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY AND GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS WITH EAST PUSH OF FRONT. MODERATE RAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THU WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION. .SURFACE WEST... 984 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL THIS MORNING MOVES NORTH TO EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST WED AND WEAKEN. COASTAL FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST SHOULD DIMINISH MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT WITH APPROACH OF LOW TIDES. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING. NEXT DEVELOPING LOW CENTER FORMS WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS AND WEAKENS THU MORNING. THIS CENTER LOOKS TO BE MUCH WEAKER THAN CURRENT LOW OVER SW ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING ZONE 161. HIGH WIND WARNING MARINE...SEE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Aug 23, 6:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.