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Gale Warning 854, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 26, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 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 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270236 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005 UPDATED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 225 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NW OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AT 988 MB THU AND THEN NEAR DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 640 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. 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. $$ PKZ179-271400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271145 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 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. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO S 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ171-280200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-280200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 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, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED OCT 26 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVELS...LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL EXTENDING INTO THE GULF WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND A LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW IN THE GULF HAS A FEW SYSTEMS ROTATING AROUND IT. A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS MOVING INLAND TO CANADA AND WILL DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW IN THE YUKON THURSDAY. A SECOND IS THE MAIN CENTER OF THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A THIRD SYSTEM IS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF TO SWING AROUND THE CENTER AND DIG SOUTHEAST. AS A RESULT...THE LOW SPLITS INTO 3 PARTS WITH A WEAK CENTER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. OUT WEST...A LOW NEAR SHEMYA TO SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL SQUEEZE THE HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING NORTH TO SIBERIA THURSDAY. THE LOW CENTER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL REMAINS WITH THE SOUTHEAST GULF LOW MOVING NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE. AS THE LOW FROM THE BERING SLIDES INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...ALL THESE SYSTEM COMBINE INTO ONE LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ALASKA SATURDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW CENTER FOR THIS MAJOR LOW WORKS BACK TOWARD THE NORTON SOUND WITH THE SOUTHERN FLANK SHORT WAVE TROUGH DRIVING TO THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. ALL THE WHILE...ANOTHER LOW MOVES NEAR KAMCHATKA LATE IN THE WEEKEND WITH THE RIDGE AMPLIFYING BETWEEN THE TWO LOW SYSTEMS. SURFACE...THREE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE LOWS IS SOUTH OF THE GULF WHILE THE OTHER IS WEAKENING IN THE NORTHERN GULF. A STRONGER LOW WITH A MODERATE FRONT IS SITUATED WEST OF SHEMYA. BY TONIGHT THE LOW SOUTH OF GULF TO MOVE TOWARD THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AS THE OTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW IN THE BERING SLOWLY PROGRESSES EASTWARD WHILE THE LOW IN THE GULF WORKS SLOWLY NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY...THE LOWS WEAKEN AS THEY COMBINE OVER THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. A STRONG JET ROTATES TO THE SOUTH OF THE GULF LOW AND DEVELOPS A SURFACE LOW ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE WHICH MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE BY MONDAY. ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AS WELL PUSHING THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EAST A BIT. DETAILS...THE FRONT WORKING THROUGH THE BERING CURRENTLY BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION. MOST PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BE RAIN FOR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ST PAUL. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO THE EAST BUT WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REMAIN RATHER MODERATE WITH NEAR GALE OR GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW THROUGH FRIDAY. BIGGEST PROBLEM OVER THE EAST IS THE REMNANT CLOUDS FROM THE WEAKENING LOW IN THE GULF. THESE ARE MAINLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS. THESE WILL LAST INTO TOMORROW BEFORE THE LOW DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. HAD SOME MID LEVEL STRATUS THIS MORNING OVER SOME AREAS THIS MORNING INLAND OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MID LEVEL STRATUS HANGING OVER THE WEST ALONG THE WEST FACE OF MOUNTAINS. IN THE EAST...STRATUS REMAINING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXPECT THE SAME TOMORROW MORNING OVER THE SAME AREAS. WHERE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN FROM PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 150 172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN OCT 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 4:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 25, 6:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 1:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 min | |
| Oct 26, 4:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 26, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 26, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 26, 1:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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