Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 662, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 28, 2005, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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 28, 2005, 6:00 AM AKDT (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281902 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 CORRECTED AREA 170 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. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MOVES ON SHORE MONDAY AFTERNOON NEAR UNALAKLEET WITH A FINAL PRESSURE OF 998 MB. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1100 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282327 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN NORTON SOUND MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 28, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SUN AUG 28 2005 .DISCUSSION...PRECIP SPREADING FAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING. RAIN AND FOG ALL NIGHT FOR WESTERN ZONES. SATELLITE SHOWS FRONT STRETCHING FROM PAMH TO ADAK AND MOVING FASTER THAN MODELS HAD EXPECTED. TONIGHTS MODELS HAVE THE LONG WAVE ONCE AGAIN DIGGING OVER AK THROUGH MID WEEK. THE COLD AIR COMING DOWN BEHIND THE WAVE HAS RETURNED AND IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ON RUNS 48 HOURS AGO. THIS WOBBLE IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS IS NOT UNCOMMON..OR RATHER COMMON AS WE START INTO THE CHANGE OF SEASONS. SEEMS THE MODELS REALLY DONT WANT TO BRING THAT COLD AIR IN...BUT EVENTUALLY ALASKA FALL WEATHER WINS OUT. COLDER TEMPS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MAINLAND ZONES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TEASE SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES THURSDAY MORNING. THE SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR STILL WANTS TO STAY BEHIND THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. COVER THOSE TOMATOES AND PICK THE SUMMER SQUASHES. WITH THE LOW THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE COLD AIR BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS THERE SHOULD BE QUITE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON THIS SIDE OF THE RANGES. LOOKING WAY OUT TO NEXT WEEKEND THE 850 ZERO LINE FINALLY DIPS OVER ANCHORAGE...HIGHER ELEVATIONS MIGHT SEE SOME T-DUST BUT NOT LASTING AS TEMPS WARM AGAIN AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM AND THE PATTERN CONTINUES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 132 150 155 160 165 180 185 179. AFC AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Aug 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 28, 11:00 AM AKDT | 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.