Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 645, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 24, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 31 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 24, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2005, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE OVER COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THIS LOW AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ 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 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED AUG 24 2005 .DISCUSSION... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN BATTERING THE MAINLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY JUST WILL NOT QUIT. SATELLITE SHOWS THAT MOST OF THE MAINLAND IS COVERED BY THIS SYSTEM AND THAT THE LONGWAVE TROUGH HAS AMPLIFIED FROM YESTERDAY. THIS GIVES THE JET MORE OF A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS...BRINGING PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. RADAR REFLECTS THIS WELL...ALTHOUGH THE STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OFF TOWARD YAKUTAT BROAD BANDS OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST REGION. AT 300MB ANOTHER 130KT JET MAX IS MOVING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH WHICH SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE TROUGH BRIEFLY. 850MB ANALYSIS ALSO CONTINUES TO SHOW MODERATE TEMPERATURE ADVECTION. IN SPITE OF THESE FEATURES THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS VERTICALLY STACKED SO IT IS ANTICIPATED TO WEAKEN...ALBEIT SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE FORECAST AREAS...ON THE MAINLAND SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE ZONES EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE MAY HAVE A BRIEF BREAK OVERNIGHT AS THE DRY SLOT MOVES OVERHEAD. HOWEVER BOTH SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE CURRENT ANALYSIS ARE INDICATING A STRONG POST FRONTAL TROUGH THAT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE KING SALMON REGION. AS THIS TROUGH PROGRESSES EASTWARD EXPECT MORE BANDS OF RAIN...SUCH AS IN KING SALMON LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. TIMING IS KEY BUT THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE SOUTHCENTRAL ZONE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WARNING LEVEL WINDS SHOULD NO LONGER BE A CONCERN SINCE THE GRADIENT HAS LOOSENED SINCE TUESDAY. SOME GAP WINDS WILL STILL BE PRESENT IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA BUT THESE WILL BE ADVISORY LEVEL AT THEIR PEAK AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOR WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW AS IT IS STILL VERY UNSTABLE. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PREVENT SIGNIFICANT DAYTIME HEATING AT THE SURFACE. WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD ALSO HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE COOL. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND SO ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AFTER EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. COASTAL FLOODING SHOULD NO LONGER BE A CONCERN AS THINGS ARE QUIETING DOWN IN THE BERING. IN THE ALEUTIANS THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET...FOR NOW. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE HAS MOVED IN BEHIND THE LOW AND THE FLOW IS WEAK AND NORTHWESTERLY. AREAS OF FOG WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN SINCE INCREASED STABILITY WILL INITIATE THE FORMATION OF THE MARINE LAYER. HOWEVER SOME CIRRUS IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...THIS IS JUST A HARBINGER OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD MOVE INTO THE ALASKA FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR WEDNESDAY. MODEL DISCUSSION...ONCE AGAIN THE MODELS SEEM TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW THE BEST CONTINUITY ESPECIALLY ON DAYS THREE AND FOUR. ETA IS PREFERRED FOR HANDLING WEATHER SYSTEMS OVER TERRAIN...SO ETA FOR THE EAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM GFS FOR THE EAST AFTER DAY THREE AND GFS ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR THE WEST. EXTENDED FORECAST...THE MINOR SHORTWAVE RIDGE CURRENTLY IN THE ALEUTIANS SHOULD MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AOR. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS JUST APPEARING AT THE EDGE OF THE SATELLITE WILL FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE MOST RECENT LOW THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER GFS CONTINUES TO FORECAST THAT THIS LOW WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER AND MOVES IT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY...A CHANGE FROM THE MOST RECENT SYSTEM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 172 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE LEW AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr |
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