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Gale Warning 944, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 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 16, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 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 171251 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .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 AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE COOK INLET FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. BRIEF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171333 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 155 AND 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. A 985 MB LOW OVER PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE COOK INLET FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. BRIEF SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180000 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY. A 990 MB LOW JUST OFF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 965 MB LOW 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO NEAR PILOT ROCK FRIDAY NIGHT AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 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 16, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AST WED NOV 16 2005 .DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL OVERALL INTIALIZED BEST AND WILL BE USED IN AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES WITH ADJUSTMENTS. GFS MODEL HAS SETTLED DOWN SOME IN LONGER RANGE FORECASTS WITH NEXT STORM TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THU NIGHT. 500MB...MEAN TROUGH POSITION CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND TO SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THOUGH SAT. NEAR CUT-OFF LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN LATE SUN. IN RESPONSE...RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS...BUT CONTINUES TO HOLD ON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .SURFACE EAST..GFS THERMAL AND MOISTURE ADVECTION REASONABLE. GENERAL PATTERN IS TO CONTINUE TO WARM THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INFUSION OF WARM AIR INTO SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF WILL TEND TO CAUSE DEVELOPING SYSTEMS COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH TO MOVE FURTHER WEST OF TRACK. THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. SO WILL SEE MORE RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO RATHER THEN STRAIGHT SNOW. FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING HAS A PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT WHICH IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF TRACK. ORGANIZED MOISTURE SHOULD MOVE BACK INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON THU WITH AS LOW FROM AK PEN TRACKS TO THE KENAI PEN. AGAIN LOOK FOR RAIN AND SOME SNOW(LOW RATIO) WITH THIS SYSTEM. DEVELOPING STORM SOUTH OF THE AK PEN LATE THU MOVES TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. EXPECT WILL SEE SOME STORM FORCE WINDS OVER SOME GULF COASTAL MARINE AREAS AHEAD OF SYSTEM LATE THU/FRI. WOULD EXPECT MAINLY RAIN ALONG GULF AND KENAI PEN...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW INLAND. ALSO LOOK FOR STRONG GAP WINDS AND DOWNSLOPE TO LEE OF CHUGACH/TALKEETNA. .WEST...MOISTURE WITH LOW MOVING N ALONG AK PEN SHOULD DIMINISH OVER BRISTOL BAY THU AS CENTER MOVES INTO THE KENAI PEN. WARM AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED BY COOLING ON THU. FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL LIKELY TO HOLD BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF SW AK WILL CONTINUE ON COLD SIDE. BRISK NORTH FLOW WILL HOLD OVER THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. .WEST... .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SEE CURRENT 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 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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