Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 950, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 18, 2005, 3:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 18, 2005, 3:45 PM AKST (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190545 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 130 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. 7 PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SLOWLY WEAKENS FRIDAY EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR HOMER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 845 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 26 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191240 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WEAKENS SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF SAT NIGHT. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES TO 325 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW DEEPENS TO 965 MB SUN AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AND THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE OF THE BARRENS ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SUBSIDING. SEAS 10 FT DIMINISHING. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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