Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 924, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 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 100021 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 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. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW AROUND 90 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO DIXON ENTRANCE FRI MORNING. A 975 MB LOW ABOUT 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 115 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT EAST OF AMATULI ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101242 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 976 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 90 NM WEST OF SITKA FRI NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 45 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. BRIEF SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101244 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 976 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 90 NM WEST OF SITKA FRI NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 45 NM EAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING E 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. BRIEF SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110000 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 30 NM EAST OF KODIAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 10 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 8:25 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 8:25 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 125 PM AST WED NOV 9 2005 .DISCUSSION...CURRENT PATTERN HAS A MILDER SOUTHEAST FLOW IN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WHICH HAS BROUGHT WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SOME LIGHT SNOW TO MOST AREAS. WARMER OCEAN AIR HAS BEEN OVERRUNNING THE ARCTIC FRONT JUST EAST OF KODIAK. BIG QUESTION IS WEATHER IT WILL SHIFT WESTWARD ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE SNOW OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THIS POINT I THINK THE COLD AIR WILL WIN OUT SINCE THE LOW LEVEL WINDS STAY WEST NORTHWEST AND ACTUALLY INCREASE LATER TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND, AS THE 975 MB LOW CENTER BEGINS ITS MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. SO PADQ AND AREA MAY PICK UP ANOTHER 3 OR MORE INCHES BY MIDNIGHT. MODELS SUGGEST THAT LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STRONG WESTERN BERING HIGH AND THE DEEP LOW IN THEW WESTERN GULF IS GIVING STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS, ALASKA PENINSULA, EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. CURRENT WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN THESE AREAS WILL REMAIN OUT FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING, AND POSSIBLY LONGER, SINCE THE PATTERN IS VERY SLOW TO CHANGE. GULF LOW TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST SO THE GRADIENT AND WINDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. EVEN ON SATURDAY THE GFS ( MODEL OF THE DAY) KEEPS A STRONG HIGH OUT WEST AND WEAKER LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF. SO THE SNOW THAT FALLS AT KODIAK WILL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE AND TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SLOWLY DROP AGAIN. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING WILL STAY BREEZY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE TAKES OVER THE ENTIRE AREA OUT THERE SUNDAY AND HOLDS FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. ON WED THE 16TH A FRONT MAY BRING GALES BACK TO AREAS WEST OF AMCHITKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING COLD BAY. HIGH WIND WARNING DUTCH HARBOR AND NIKOLSKI. MARINE...LOTS OF GALES, SEE MARINE FORECASTS. PERCY NOV 05
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 9, 5:39 AM AKST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1039 AM AST WED NOV 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 AM NON-TSTM WND GST UNALASKA 53.93N 166.51W
11/09/2005 78 MPH AK AIRPLANE PILOT
NORTH WIND GUSTED TO 78 MPH IN THE COMMUNITY OF UNALASKA.
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SPALocal storm report, Nov 9, 7:57 AM AKST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1257 PM AST WED NOV 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 PM BLIZZARD COLD BAY 55.22N 162.74W
11/09/2005 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
ZERO VISIBILTY IN BLOWING SNOW WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH.
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DPERCYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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