Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 70, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 5, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061259 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. A PERSISTENT AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ120-070300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY ... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY ... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061947 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...THIS AMENDS AREAS 2B1 AND 2C4 FOR FREEZING SPRAY... 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. A PERSISTENT AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ120-070300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY ... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1045 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 1045 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY ... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070054 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK 1022MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-071500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 5, 7:00 AM AKST, 16 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 7:00 AM AKST, 16 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM AST WED JAN 5 2005 .DISCUSSION...ALL NUMERICAL MODELS YIELD SIMILAR SYNOPTIC SOLUTIONS. THE ETA IS BEST IN HANDLING THE FINE DETAIL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. SO WE WILL USE THE ETA AND MESO ETA FOR GUIDANCE EAST OF COOK INLET AND THE GFE OUT WEST. A BLOCKING UPPER HIGH WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. AT THE SURFACE A LARGE STRONG 1050MB TO 1055MB HIGH IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER BRISTOL BAY TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THU AND THU NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE HIGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT JUST OFFSHORE ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH GULF. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASSES NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH IS MOVING EASTWARD JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. EXPECT UP TO SIX HOURS OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WITH THIS TROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND WARNING ZONES 131 AND 135 MARINE...STORM PKZ410 176 GALE PKZ120 130 170 172 175 180 185 350 RHH JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.