Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 941, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161302 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE BERING SEA AT 990 MB ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. BRIEF AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BRIEF SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS AND BRIEF SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BRIEF SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BRIEF AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161510 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 CORRECTED 150 155 165 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE BERING SEA AT 990 MB ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161602 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 UPDATE TO ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR COLD BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE BERING SEA AT 990 MB ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 700 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170007 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. A 985 MB LOW OVER PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY. A SECONDARY 965 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THURSDAY NIGHT MOVES TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 968 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI... S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SATURDAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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 15, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AST TUE NOV 15 2005 .DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL INITIALIZED BEST AND FORECAST THROUGH 60 HOURS LOOKS REASONABLE. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES OCCUR BEYOND 60 HOURS WITH NEXT BIG CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT ON POSITION AND INTENSITY OF SYSTEM. CONFIDENCE IN SOLUTIONS IS LOW AND AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES WILL REFLECT LITTLE CHANGE IN LONG RANGE UNTIL MODELS SETTLE DOWN. 500MB...NO MAJOR CHANGES IN FLOW PATTERN EXPECTED OVER FORECAST AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER OVER THE POLE TO CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THU WITH NORTH FLOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. .SURFACE... .EAST...UPPER 990S MB LOW OVER THE NORTH GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO YAKUTAT THIS EVENING. COLD AIR OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO ERODE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MORNING SOUNDING AT PANC SHOWED 850MB TEMPS NEAR 24F THIS MORNING. FLOW PATTERN BRINGS A SERIES OF WEAKENING LOWS INTO THE NORTH GULF THROUGH THU. TEMPS ARE SUCH THAT RAIN WILL BE GENERAL RULE ALONG THE NORTH GULF/KENAI PEN. FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL OVER ANCHORAGE BOWL ON WED AFTERNOON/NGT WITH WEAK OVERRUNNING OVER SHALLOW COLD LAYER. SIGNIFICANT SNOW POTENTIAL (ADVISORY LEVEL) POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THU AS SE OVERRUNNING SETS UP. REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL LIKELY TO BE A MIXED BAG. .WEST...MAINLAND WITH EXCEPTION OF ALASKA RANGE AND EASTERN HALF OF BRISTOL BAY WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MOISTURE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SPIN OFF LOWS FROM TROUGH TO SOUTH. EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW POTENTIAL WITH FIRST WAVE TONIGHT AND SECOND(MORE SIGNIFICANT ON WED. DRYING LIKELY THU BEFORE NEXT MOISTURE SURGE FRI. BERING SEA AREAS WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH N TO NE FLOW THROUGH FRI. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...LITTLE CHANGE FOR MORNING PACKAGE. RMC NOV 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 2:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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