Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 71, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2005, 5:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 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 6, 2005, 5:00 PM AKST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070704 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 UPDATED AREA 2C4 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 1000 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING W 25 KT BY MORNING. 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. $$ PKZ141-071500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 071250 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY AND REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-080300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KTS W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KTS W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY ... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071327 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 CORRECTED FOR THE INTERNET. 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY AND REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-080300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KTS W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KTS W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY ... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071938 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...THIS AMENDS AREA 2B AND 2B1 FOR WIND AND SEA... 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY AND REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-080300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS NEAR BAYS W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1030 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY ... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF PASSES ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080112 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1019 MB LOW WILL BE 60NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 7 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081251 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1030 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD TO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN. A 1020 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KTS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 151 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 8 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 6, 7:00 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 7:00 AM AKST, 10 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA 1200 PM AST THU JAN 6 2005 .DISCUSSION... BOTH GFS AND ETA INITIALIZE STRONG HIGH CENTER OVER ALASKA PENINSULA. THE ETA HAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER INITIAL PRESSURE OF 1051 MILLIBARS AND HAS BETTER POSITION OF HIGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA..SO WILL GO WITH ETA AS THE MODEL OF CHOICE THROUGH 60 HOURS. STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS OVER WESTERN MAINLAND WITH STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL WINDS REMAINING OVER WESTERN ALEUTIANS..NORTHERN ALASKA..AND PANHANDLE. THEREFORE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THESE AREAS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THE WINDS OVER THE COPPER RIVER DELTA WILL REMAIN IN WARNING RANGE..HOWEVER UPPER JET AXIS MOVES SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST TONIGHT..EVEN WITH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING. WILL KEEP THE THE WARNING UP THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLITY OF DOWNGRADING TO AN ADVISORY TOMORROW. LOW CLOUDS..AREAS OF FOG..AND SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION OBSERVED THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. EXPECT BRISTOL BAY TO IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH CENTER MOVES INLAND OVER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BRING LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS TO THE AREA. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SIMILAR WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT AS THEY DID THIS MORNING WITH WINDS REMAINING OUT THE SOUTH. REST OF EASTERN DOMAIN GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR. WESTERN DOMAIN WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE HIGH CENTER WITH GALES..WIND ADVISORIES OVER LAND..FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH 60 HOURS. RAIN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH A LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND WARNING ZONE 135. MARINE...GALES 2C4 12B 13A 13B 14. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JWP JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.