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Gale Warning 853, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 26, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 26, 2005, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2005, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261701 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

UPDATED ZONE 150

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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 981 MB LOW OVER EASTERN KAMCHATKA WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE BERING AND DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
900 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BACKING W 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261711 RRA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

UPDATED ZONE 150

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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 981 MB LOW OVER EASTERN KAMCHATKA WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE BERING AND DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
900 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BACKING W 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
800 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 262322
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 225 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NW OF ADAK THU
AFTERNOON AT 988 MB THU AND THEN NEAR DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND DISSIPATE OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-271400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 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 26, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 12:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL LOWS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND KAMCHATKA THIS
MORNING...WITH A SUBSTANTIAL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. THESE
FEATURES ARE VERTICALLY STACKED OVER SURFACE LOWS IN THE NORTHERN
GULF AND KAMCHATKA...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
SHOWERS ARE COMMON OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF AND OVER THE
NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...WHILE A FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE EXTREME
WESTERN BERING.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN CALLING FOR A PATTERN SHIFT BEGINNING
TONIGHT. THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL UNDERCUT THE BERING RIDGE...WITH THE
RIDGE REBUILDING OVER KAMCHATKA FRI AFTERNOON AND EXPANDING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE...THE UNDERCUTTING LOW WILL MERGE
INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE STATE AND GULF.

AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN INTO
A BROAD TROUGH WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY DRIFTING SOUTHEAST. THIS
SHOULD CLEAR OUT AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. NORTHEAST FLOW OVER AREAS WEST OF THE RANGE SHOULD ALSO
DIMINISH...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AS THE EASTERN BERING RIDGE BUILDS INTO
WESTERN ALASKA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERCUTTING KAMCHATKA
LOW WILL BRING GALES TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU
NIGHT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY EAST.

AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES...RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL
DEVELOP AND THE BROAD AREA OF CYCLONIC FLOW WILL EXTEND FROM THE
AKPEN TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST. THIS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS OVER THE
AKPEN. AS THE FRONT CROSSING THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS...GALES WILL
FOLLOW OVER MUCH OF THE CHAIN. WEAK RIDGING WILL DOMINATE THE
MAINLAND AREAS.

IN THE EXTENDED...THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING WILL MIGRATE TO THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE
STATE WILL CONSOLIDATE AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY MON WITH
MOST PRECIP REMAINING ALONG THE COAST OR FURTHER SOUTH. THE NEXT
KAMCHATKA LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING GALES AND STORMS TO THE
WESTERN BERING SUN AND REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH STRONG WINDS AND
AN OVERRUNNING SNOW CHANGING INTO RAIN PRECIPITATION EVENT LATE MON
INTO TUE. THE ORIENTATION OF THIS SYSTEM POINTS TOWARD TURNAGAIN ARM
WINDS FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 172 175 176 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS OCT 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 4:15 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Oct 25, 6:05 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Oct 25, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Oct 25, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 26, 1:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC2 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC55 min
Oct 26, 4:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Oct 26, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 26, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Oct 26, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 26, 1:40 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 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.