Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 655, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2005, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261440 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 CORRECTED AREA 130 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. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ 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 261440 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 CORRECTED AREA 130 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. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM ADT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ 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 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT THU AUG 25 2005 .DISCUSSION...THE LARGEST WEATHER FEATURE ON TODAYS MAP IS A 997 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY THAT IS RAPIDLY MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL CROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND END UP SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO AREAS NEAR IT. CURRENTLY GALES ARE IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA BUT WILL ENTER THE KODIAK REGION BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THIS LOW PROGRESSES INTO THE GULF. THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THE LAST FEW DAYS IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH THAT IS BUILDING INTO THE BERING SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA SATURDAY. THIS HIGH WILL DIMINISH THE PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OF THE MAINLAND BUT WILL ALSO ENHANCE OUTFLOW WINDS OFF THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA COAST AND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL RIDE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 155 170 171 172 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 26, 1:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Aug 26, 1:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.