Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 859, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2005, 6:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 30, 2005, 6:40 AM AKST (15:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302045 AAA CWFAER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 490 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA MON EVENING AT 992 MB. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CAPE CLEARE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1140 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1140 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310033 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANNETTE BY MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB ON TUE. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING WEST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. BRIEF AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310119 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 AMENDED AREA 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANNETTE BY MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB ON TUE. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING WEST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310259 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 AMENDED AREA 132 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANNETTE BY MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB ON TUE. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING WEST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 555 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310757 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 AMENDED AREA 125 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO A 990 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ANNETTE BY MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB ON TUE. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1100 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING WEST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 555 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311300 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK WILL MOVE INLAND SOUTH OF SITKA ISLAND EARLY TUE MORNING AT 998 MB. A WEAK 1000 MB TROUGH WILL STRETCH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 11:35 PM AKDT, 8 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 11:35 PM AKDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...AMENDED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
435 AM ADT SUN OCT 30 2005
.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM TODAY IS THE OVERRUNNING EVENT CURRENTLY IN
PROGRESS. TIMING AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ARE THE AREAS OF CONCERN.
THE 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF IS PROVIDING ENOUGH LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE FLOW TO CREATE THE OVERRUNNING. THERE IS
VERY LITTLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE PRECIP ALTHOUGH THE 150 TO
200 ISENTROPIC LIFT VALUES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ARE STRONG ENOUGH
TO LEND ENERGY THROUGH TONIGHT. GFS AND NAM ARE NOT HANDLING THE
TIMING WELL ON THIS SYSTEM SO UKMET IS MODEL OF CHOICE FOR NOW. WITH
SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY INLET
ENHANCEMENT EVEN WITH UPPER LEVEL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW SO
ANTICIPATE 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WESTERN KENAI WILL
PROBABLY SEE A COUPLE MORE INCHES BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND POINTS NORTH
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK AND OVER THE KENAI BY DAYBREAK
TOMORROW.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE RIDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TODAY AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW
NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING OVER THE
NEXT 60 HOURS. FOR TODAY EXPECT STRATUS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION OUT OF
THE NORTH FROM THE PRIBILOFS EAST.
THE NORTHERLY COLD AIR ENHANCEMENT AND THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE
IN THE BERING AND THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF WERE PRODUCING HIGH WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE AKPENN. HOWEVER EXPECT WINDS TO
DIMINISH AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST TODAY SO HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. OTHERWISE EXPECT STRATUS AND SNOW SHOWERS FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST AK TODAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 155 180 170 171 172 185 179
STORMS 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RNW OCT 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 11:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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