Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 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
- Jan 20, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 210002 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 210125 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 CORRECTED AREA 14 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 420 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210207 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 CORRECTED AREA 14 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 952 MB LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 505 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MONDAY NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 953 MB. A 958 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 21 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Jan 20, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 7:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM AST THU JAN 20 2005 .DISCUSSION... .500MB...COLD AIR FROM THE POLE PUSH SOUTH AND ENHANCES BERING SEA TROUGH FRI/SAT. WEAK CENTER FROM FROM OVER JAPAN THU NIGHT INTENSIFIES TO 4910M NEAR 45N 173E AS IT COMES IN PHASE WITH LONG WAVE SAT MORNING. IN RESPONSE...RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY. A CENTER FORMS IN THE THROUGH OVER THE NE PACIFIC AND MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK SAT MORNING. SURFACE. MODEL PRESSURE/MOISTURE FIELDS WERE SOMEWHAT UNDERDONE IN THE WESTERN GULF/BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING...BUT REASONABLE ELSEWHERE. 980S SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WAS NOT WELL HANDLED BY MODELS AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE WINDS OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET. LOW HAS BEEN MOVING E-NE AND WEAKENING...BUT SOME ADJUSTMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE WIND FIELDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL/BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOISTURE OVERRUNNING THE ARCTIC FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE NORTH GULF/KENAI PEN SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS 850 MB FLOW OVER THE GULF BACKS EAST. DEVELOPING LOW IN COMPLEX SOUTH OF 50N AND BETWEEN 155-145W MOVES TO 54N 150W WITH A PRESSURE IN THE MID 960S FRI AFTERNOON. CENTER SLOWLY WEAKENS AND CONTINUES SLOWER TRACK NORTH. EXPECT GALES TO POSSIBLE STORMS SAT TO GULF COASTAL MARINES AS FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES NORTH. .ALU...WEAK OVERRUNNING SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL PROB SPREAD TO THE DELTA TONIGHT AND WEAKEN FRI. BROAD TROUGH OVER THE EAST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST AS RIDGE BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF STORM APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. DEVELOPING STORM CENTER NEAR JAPAN THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO 44N 173E WITH A PRESSURE IN THE LOWER 950S. EXPECT GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH AND NORTHERLY STORMS ON BACKSIDE OF LOW CENTER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE AT THIS TIME. MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PACKAGES. RMC JAN 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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