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Gale Warning 854, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 26, 2005

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.

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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.

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 AKDTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC55 min
Oct 26, 4:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 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.