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Gale Warning 835, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 19, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 192302
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 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.

PKZ197-201400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 977 MB LOW 400 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 954 MB THU AFTERNOON
325 NM S OF KODIAK THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 968 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON
425 NM SE OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA COASTS WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-201400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.

.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-201400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT
NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.  SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
NE WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201150
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 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.

PKZ197-210200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL INTENSIFY TO 954 MB 270 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA BY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-210200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU OCT 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 19, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT WED OCT 19 2005

.DISCUSSION...

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
AND EASTERN RUSSIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN MOVES
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA BY SAT NIGHT. ETA AND UKMET
SOLUTIONS PREFERRED OVER GFS DUE TO INCREASED DETAIL. 25 TO 45 KT
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY. CAA OFF OF THE ASIAN MAINLAND WILL ENHANCE
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN.

A 979 MB LOW PROGGED TO DEVELOP 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK
THIS AFTERNOON IS THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN OF THE DAY. THIS STORM
IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO AT LEAST 967 MB...ACCORDING TO
THE ETA...AND MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY FRI MORNING. GFS HAS
THE LOW A FULL 10 MB DEEPER THAN THE ETA. MODELS DISAGREE ON THE
INTENSITY OF THE LOW BUT ARE AT LEAST AGREEING ON THE GENERAL TRACK
THROUGH 60 HOURS. EXPECT AT LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE
SYSTEM...AND AT LEAST STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE REAR FLANK.

ONCE AGAIN THE GFSLR IS VERY UNSTABLE BEYOND 72 HOURS.
THE STORM FORCE LOW...ENHANCED BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WILL MOST
LIKELY MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 181.
MARINE...GALE 125 138 140 150 160 171 172 175 176 179 180 185
         STORM 120 130 132 155 165 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB OCT 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Oct 18, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 19, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 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.