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Gale Warning 953, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2005, 11:00 AM 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 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200047 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SUN. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TO STORM FORCE 973 MB JUST OFF KODIAK CITY BY SUN EVENING. THIS LOW CENTER WILL MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON MON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200400 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 UPDATED ZONES 121 130 138 AND 141 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SUN. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TO STORM FORCE 973 MB JUST OFF KODIAK CITY BY SUN EVENING. THIS LOW CENTER WILL MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON MON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200824 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SUN. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TO STORM FORCE 973 MB JUST OFF KODIAK CITY BY SUN EVENING. THIS LOW CENTER WILL MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON MON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 700 PM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201248 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES UP COOK INLET AND INLAND OVER ANCHORAGE MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN NOV 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1130 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005
.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS INTO SW ALASKA FROM A MAJOR UPPER LOW OVER
BANKS ISLAND. 500 MB TEMPS AREA AS COLD AS -40C IN THIS SYSTEM AS PER
THE 12Z PASN RAOB. THIS SUPPORTS A 972 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR ANCHORAGE
WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS IS SUPPORTED
ALOFT BY A CONTINUOUS JET AT 250 MB FROM SOUTHERN ASIA INTO THE
YUKON. A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IS NEAR 44N 161W AROUND 993 MB AS PER
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SHIP OBS.
ALL 12Z MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT ON POSITIONS AND
TRACKS OF LOWS THROUGH 60 HOURS. TWO EXCEPTIONS ARE THAT THE GFS
FORECASTS THE STORM 5 TO 10 MB DEEPER JUST OFF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT.
THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE UKMET DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW ON
THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON MONDAY. IT IS EASY TO
ACCEPT A TRACK ON THE MAIN SURFACE LOW THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS LAST
SYSTEM THAT JUST MOVED THROUGH. THE WEST DOMAIN KEEPS A NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FETCH OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA INTO TUE ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM. THE MODELS ARE ALSO IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON A DEEP LOW NEAR 43N 155-160W 12Z TUESDAY WITH AN
INVERTED TROUGH MOVING UP INTO THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WX ADV 145. SNOW ADV 141.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 179 180 185.
HVY FRZ SPRAY 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JC NOV 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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