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Gale Warning 809, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 10, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 11, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111154
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 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.

PKZ197-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES
INTO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF TUE...REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY
TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111542 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

UPDATE TO AREAS 120 129 AND 140
 
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.

PKZ197-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES
INTO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF TUE...REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY
TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
730 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
730 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
730 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
730 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 112353
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 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.

PKZ197-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 986 MB
AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...WEST WIND 13 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 11 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121201
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR
CORDOVA WED AFTERNOON AT 988 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 1003 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD THU MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR
SEWARD THU NIGHT AT 1012 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT KALGIN ISLAND NORTH. 
SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT KALGIN ISLAND NORTH. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT KALGIN ISLAND NORTH. 
SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 2 FT KALGIN ISLAND NORTH.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 12 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Oct 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON OCT 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...
GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE PREFERRED MODEL THOUGH THE MESO-ETA SOLUTION
IS COMING CLOSER ITS SOLUTION.

UPPER AIR...THE MAIN 500 MB LOW CENTER NEAR NORTON SOUND WILL REMAIN
NEAR STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAKER UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MIRROR THE SURFACE LOW AS IT MOVES
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A
WEAK UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEAS WEDNESDAY AND
WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN BERING SEAS THURSDAY.

AT SURFACE...A 981 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND DEEPEN TO 977 MB TUESDAY AND WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW OF
THESE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA LATER
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE IN THE GULF COAST, MAINLY EAST OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING THAT
WILL SPREAD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A 983 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 300 MILES SOUTH OF COLD
BAY TONIGHT. THE FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS
IT STRETCHES EASTWARD. RAIN SHOWER ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILD ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. MORE
SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS AN UPPER TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE AREA.

A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTON SOUND TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN
THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAY
WHICH WILL MOVE THE RAIN-SNOW LINE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY, COOK
INLET AND KODIAK ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST WED AND THU. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL
BAY TUE AND WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

*** OCT 05

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 11, 2:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 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.