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Gale Warning 897, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 1, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 1, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 1, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 2, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020007
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO A 1000 MB LOW 70
NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MERGE WITH A
STRONGER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT.  A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO A 980 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF 
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020623 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

UPDATED ZONE 121.

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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO A 1000 MB LOW 70
NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MERGE WITH A
STRONGER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT.  A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO A 980 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF 
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
750 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020811 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1115 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO A 1000 MB LOW 70
NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MERGE WITH A
STRONGER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT.  A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO A 990 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO A 980 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF 
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
750 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1115 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN.
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021257
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE PERIOD AND STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB. A SECONDARY 993 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING AND
MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT EXTREME SOUTHERN
COOK INLET. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT EXTREME SOUTHERN COOK INLET.
PATCHY FOG.

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED NOV 2 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 030038
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH FRIDAY. 

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE.
STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 KT
OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED NOV 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 1, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST TUE NOV 1 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS SIMILAR AND
REASONABLE. ETA SURFACE CENTER OVER NORTHERN GULF IS A LITTLE TOO
INTENSE AND FAR NORTH FIRST 48 HRS...BUT COMES IN LINE BEYOND. 850 MB
COLD AIR ADVECTION (CAA) WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TEMPERATURES
(PARTICULARLY IN THE EAST) OVER MAINLAND FORECAST AREAS INTO THE
WEEKEND. TEMPS OVER SW AK WILL WARM SOME SAT NIGHT AND SUN WITH WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE BERING SEA.

SURFACE...
EAST..CAA OVER THE GULF WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERN GULF LOW FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. MEAN POSITION OF CENTER WILL BE NEAR MIDDLETON OR JUST
SE. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THE GULF WHICH HAVE RELAXED SOME TODAY
WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. ALTHOUGH GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF HAVE BEEN BRISK...EXPECT SOME
INTENSIFICATION AS 850 MB FLOW SHIFTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. MORNING
VISIBLE SAT PIC SHOWS LOW CLOUDS OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. EXPECT LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG AGAIN TONIGHT SOUTHCENTRAL AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. CONDITIONS
SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THU...BUT SHOULD
END OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THU AS N WINDS INCREASE.

WEST...WEAKENING FRONT OVER SW ALASKA IS DRIFTING NORTH AND
DISSIPATING. SURFACE CENTER MOVING FROM RUSSIAN COAST WILL MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY LATE WED AND SOUTH OF THE AK PEN EARLY THU. EXPECT
OFFSHORE FLOW AND DRYING CONDITIONS TO SET UP AFTER LOW PASSAGE OVER
MUCH OF SW AK. WK RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED
EVENING AND SHIFTS TO THE SW AK/EAST BERING SEA LATE FRI.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 150 155 170

RMC NOV 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 31, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 31, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Nov 1, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Nov 1, 2:50 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC32 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.