Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 658, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2005, 5:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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 27, 2005, 5:15 AM AKDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271822 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 UPDATED AREA 121 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 1015 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TODAY...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 272301 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 27, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT AUG 27 2005 .DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE BUILDING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. NEXT SYSTEM IN BERING SEA NOW TRACKING TOWARD NOME SHOULD COME ON SHORE MONDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS JUST ABOUT TO SAINT PAUL AND WILL REACH THE WEST COAST LATER TODAY. ADVISORY/GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. NEW MODELS HAVE PRECIP HOLDING BACK SOME FROM CENTRAL AREAS UNTIL TUESDAY WHEN LOW SLIPS TO THE EAST. THIS IS JUST ABOUT 12 TO 18 HOURS SLOWER THAN YESTERDAYS SOLUTION. UPPER WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW ALSO WEAKER ON TODAYS RUN AND NOT AS COLD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 155 180 170 172 175 176 185 179. AFC AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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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.