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Gale Warning 663, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2005, 4:35 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 29, 2005, 4:35 AM AKDT (12:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 291735 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 UPDATED AREA 150 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. PKZ199-300200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG LOW IN NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE ON SHORE MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 935 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 292302 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 993 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF BETHEL WILL WEAKEN AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT MON AUG 29 2005 .DISCUSSION... BERING LOW MOVING ON SHORE NEAR NORTON SOUND THIS MORNING. MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM YAKUTAT TO ADAK. MAINLAND ZONES ARE INTO THE SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND IN THE BERING WITH 25 TO 40 MPH WINDS NOT UNCOMMON. LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS ALASKA. CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO MID WEEK. A SMALL RIDGE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM LATE WEDNESDAY AND MAKES ITS WAY FROM THE WEST COAST TO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. COLD AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL SPILL OVER WESTERN ZONES WEDNESDAY AND BRUSH SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY MORNING. TODAYS MODELS DONT RECOVER THE TEMPS AS QUICKLY AS PREVIOUS RUNS. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE NEXT SYSTEM IS BRUSHING THE WEST COAST...BUT SOUTHCENTRAL LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR A NICE START TO THE WEEKEND UNDER THE MINI RIDGE. EXTENDED MODELS WANT TO TRACK THE NEXT SEVERAL LOWS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND INTO THE GULF. SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY IN THE SEASON TO GET THAT PATTERN GOING AND THE 500 MB WAVE PATTERN BEYOND 168 HOURS IS QUESTIONABLE. WAIT AND SEE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 160 180. AFC AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 29, 9:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Aug 29, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 29, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 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.