Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 822, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Oct 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161154 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR PETERSBURG SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161744 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR PETERSBURG SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162342 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 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. PKZ197-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR PETERSBURG SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171155 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 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. PKZ197-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND BY MON AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MON NIGHT. THE FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172031 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 UPDATED AREAS 120 125 138 140 141. 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. PKZ197-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND BY MON AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MON NIGHT. THE FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 1215 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172317 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MON NIGHT. MODERATE WEST FLOW FOLLOWS THE FRONT AND PERSISTS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT REACHES KODIAK ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON OCT 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181152 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 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. PKZ197-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE BY TUE EVENING. MODERATE WEST FLOW FOLLOWS THE FRONT AND PERSISTS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE OCT 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 15, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SAT OCT 15 2005 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS - THE COLD ANCHOR UPPER LOW IS OVER SIBERIA THIS MORNING WITH AN UPPER RIDGE ALONG 170W OR SO. THE BIG STORY IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LOW/TROUGH COMPLEX THAT IS POSITIVELY TILTED FROM NEAR THE POLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL INTERIOR TO AN UPPER LOW CENTER S OF SAND POINT. THE UPPER TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN UPPER LOW GOES WAY INTO THE TROPICS. THIS SYSTEM SUPPORTS A 975 MB STORM CENTER ABOUT 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 12Z. A TRIPLE POINT HAS DEVELOPED 18Z AROUND 55N 145W AS PER SATELLITE AND THE SUPPORTED COLD FRONT EXTENDS SW ALSO INTO THE TROPICS. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A WAVE ON THIS FRONT AROUND 40N 165W. THE JET AT 250 MB 12Z HAS BUCKLED. THERE IS A 150 KT JET OVER THE FRONT INTO THE PANHANDLE. A NORTHERLY 100 KT BRANCH IS ALONG 175W. OUT WEST ANOTHER 125KT BRANCH FROM CENTRAL ASIA EXITS JUST W OF SHEMYA. SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A MODERATE FRONT ALONG 178W OR SO WITH A WAVE NEAR SHEMYA ASSOCIATED WITH THE 970 MB SURFACE LOW IN SIBERIA. AER FORECASTS - KODIAK IS GETTING ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE STORM AT THE MOMENT WITH AREAS OF GALES IN OUR VAST MARINE AREAS. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO GET STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AT KODIAK WITHOUT RAIN SO FAR. AS THE STORM CENTER TRACKS TOWARD SITKA ALMOST ALL OF THE PRECIP WILL MISS THE EASTERN GFE DOMAIN. AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT CLEARING WITH PATCHY FOG OR FROST AND SOME OFFSHORE FLOW. THE NEXT BEAST IS A RAPIDLY MOVING SYSTEM SPAWNED FROM THE MAJOR UPPER LOW. THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO FLATTEN BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND A FRONT WILL GET TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON MONDAY WITH LOTS OF RAIN AND WIND. THE MODELS FORECAST A PATTERN THAT PROMISE STRONG WINDS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN ARM. ALU FORECASTS - AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES INTO THE GULF A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL NOT PREVENT A COLD FRONT FROM MOVING ONTO OUR WESTERN COAST AROUND 12Z SUN. WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT INDICATES THAT ANY SNOW THERE WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN. THE JET OFF ASIA GETS CRANKED UP ON SUNDAY WHICH HELPS TO DEVELOP A 987 MB STORM FORCE LOW 200 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 18Z...THEN MOVES THE LOW TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AROUND 970 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT LOTS OF WIND WITH THESE SYSTEMS PLUS WARM AIR AHEAD OF EACH ONE. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THESE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 175 176. GALES 132 138 150 155 170 171 172 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JC OCT 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:30 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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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.