Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 66, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Jan 4, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050315 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 UPDATED AREAS 3A 4 AND 4A 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 1040 MB HIGH 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND INTENSIFY TO 1048 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES ENDING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 600 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051306 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT CROSSING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A 1045 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO INTO THE WESTERN ALASKA INTERIOR AT 1054 MB THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM THIS HIGH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS WED EVENING THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE JAN 4 2005
.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SUISTNA VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA WILL END BY EARLY EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND COAST WILL END TONIGHT.
A 1040 MB HIGH 360 MILE SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND INTENSIFY TO
1048 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A 1002 MB LOW 200 MILES WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
NEAR NOME AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE INTO KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST DELTA REGION
TONIGHT AND INTO PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM 13B.
GALE 2B, 2C, 3A, 13A, 14.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
*** JAN 05In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 4, 7:54 AM AKST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1254 PM AST TUE JAN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
01/03/2005 AK PUBLIC
PUBLIC LOCATED NEAR INTERSECTION OF YOSEMITE DRIVE AND
YELLOWSTONE DRIVE REPORTED OVERNIGHT WINDS TOOK SHINGLES
OFF ROOF.
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ABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 1:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 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.