Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 652, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 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 25, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 252319 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1002 MB FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT RISING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FZAK51 PAFC 252319 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1002 MB FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT RISING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261132 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1004 MB WHILE MOVING TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKA SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N TO NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FZAK51 PAFC 261132 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1004 MB WHILE MOVING TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKA SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N TO NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .DISCUSSION... SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS THAT THE PATTERN HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY FROM THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE LONG WAVE TROUGH HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND IS NOW POSITIONED OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE A SHORTWAVE RIDGE HAS MOVED OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WHILE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE JET HAS REPOSITIONED ITSELF ON A WEST EAST AXIS. THIS SHIFT IN THE LONGWAVE PATTERN INDICATES THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL TAKE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TRACK THAN THE MOST RECENT SYSTEM. UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE BERING. THE 850MB CHART SHOWS SOME TEMPERATURE ADVECTION BUT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS AT 500MB AND 300MB ARE MINOR INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM WILL DOES NOT HAVE THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN SPITE OF THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE IS TIGHT AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW ARE MODERATE. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS DIMINISHING BY THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD ALTHOUGH LOW CLOUDS ARE ALWAYS A PROBLEM WITH STABLE CONDITIONS IN THE BERING. FOR THE MAINLAND THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE AK PENINSULA BRINGING RAIN TO BRISTOL BAY BUT HAVING LITTLE EFFECT ON THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA. IN THE EASTERN ZONES MORNING FOG IS A CONCERN AFTER SKIES HAVE SCATTERED OUT OVERNIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SKIRT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS BUT EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS NORTHWARD. DISCUSSION...THE GFS HAS BEEN FORECASTING THE CHANGE IN THE LONGWAVE PATTERN FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS SO IT IS TRENDING RATHER WELL. ETA HAS PICKED UP ON THIS TREND AND NOW SHOWS THE SAME SOLUTION FOR THE NEXT WEEK SO THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TRACKWISE. THE GFS IS RUNNING SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE SYSTEM BUT SEEMS TO BE VERIFYING WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS. OVERALL GFS LOOKS BEST. EXTENDED FORECAST...THE RIDGE THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SHIFTS EASTWARD AND BEGINS TO AFFECT THE MAINLAND. THIS WILL BRING GOOD WEATHER TO MOST ZONES FOR THE WEEKEND. AT THE END OF PERIOD A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAKES LANDFALL NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 170 172 179 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 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 25, 2:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Aug 25, 2:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Aug 25, 2:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Aug 25, 2:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Aug 25, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Aug 25, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Aug 25, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr |
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