Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 11, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120030 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE AND DEVELOP TO 987 MB 200 NM N OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. A 959 MB STORM CENTER WILL DEVELOP 250 NM S OF AMCHITKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-121500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 121251 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR ADAK DISSIPATES THU MORNING NEAR ATTU. A 996 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR DISSIPATES THU MORNING NEAR ADAK. A COMPLEX LOW 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU BECOMES A 956 MB LOW THU NIGHT 450 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-130300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130005 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 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. PKZ199-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 195 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ATTU THU MORNING. A 949 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO 540 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131228 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 175 NM WEST OF ATTU DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 958 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 600 NM SOUTH OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-140300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jan 11, 5:30 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 5:30 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1030 AM AST TUE JAN 11 2005 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS - THE MAJOR UPPER HIGH IS NOW CENTERED NEAR 46N 153W BUT A RIDGE EXTENDS WELL INTO RUSSIA AS AN EFFECTIVE BLOCK. THE MAJOR UPPER LOW HAS MOVED E OF BANKS ISL DRIVING A STRONG WNW JET AT 250 MB OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF OUT GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE RAOB HAS 150 KT AT 275 MB. THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED OUT INTO THE GULF BUT STRONG SFC PRES GRADIENTS REMAIN ALONG THE N GULF COAST. THE HIGH CELL OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA HAS WEAKENED TO 1043 MB AT 12Z. THE MAJOR UPPER LOW UPSTREAM REMAINS CENTERED NEAR SAKHLIN ISL AT 12Z WITH A SECOND CENTER NEAR THE S END OF KAMCHATKA. THE SUBTROPICAL JET AGAIN BEGINS NEAR EGYPT WITH A 170 KT CORE S OF THE KURILES...EXIT NEAR HAWAII...THEN INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE SURFACE LOW COMPLEX IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA REALLY LOOKS A MESS ON SATELLITE. NCEP AT 12Z PUTS THE DEEPEST CENTER 994 MB WELL S OF KAMCHATKA. EAST FORECASTS - SUCCESSIVE SHORTWAVES ARE TRYING TO KNOCK DOWN THE MONDO BLOCKING RIDGE BUT THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BACK OFF THE TIMING ON EASTWARD MOVEMENT. THE JET OVER THE MAINLAND AREAS SLOWLY WEAKENS AND SO WE WILL GO WITH A SLOW WEAKENING OF THE OUTFLOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WAS ADDED WHERE THE SST WAS COLD ENOUGH BUT WE KEPT IT OUT OF THE OPEN OCEAN AREAS SO FAR...BUT IT IS A WORRY. USED THE 12Z ETA FOR THE SHORT TERM. ALL MODELS BRING A WARM FRONT TO KODIAK BUT THE ETA DELAYS SNOW THERE UNTIL MIDDAY WED. THE 12Z ETA INSISTS ON MOVING SNOW INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA WED NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS IS NOT YET THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WILL BE A TOUGH CALL WITH SEVERAL FACTORS WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER. LOOK FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT ON SUN FOR OUR USUAL MELTDOWN MESS. WEST FORECASTS - THE BEST START IS A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE IMAGERY THAT SHOWS A DISORGANIZED MESS. THE HEMISPHERIC MODELS HAVE A GOOD POSITION ON A STRONGER LOW FURTHER S BUT A POOR HANDLE ON A CENTER S OF ADAK AND ANOTHER S OF SHEMYA. THE OLD FRONT IS MOVING ALOFT ONTO THE SW COAST AND PRECIP IS MITIGATED BY LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS IS ENOUGH TO GIVE STORM FORCE WIND IN AREA 14 DUE TO THE SURFACE HIGH CELL OVER SIBERIA. A PROBABLE SCENARIO IS TO DEVELOP ONE CENTER AS THE MAJOR UPPER LOW DEVELOPS AND THE HEMISPHERIC MODELS HAVE A STORM CENTER IN THE 950S AROUND 45N 180 BY 12Z FRI. THIS SYSTEM IS THE KICKER FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 135. WIND ADVSRY 131 185. WIND CHILL 155. MARINE...STORM 14.GALES 8 12A 12A1. HVY FRZ SPRAY 2B1 2C 2C4 6A 8 14. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JC JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 11, 5:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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