Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2005
Storm Warning 126, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at May 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- May 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241115 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 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. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA. A 989 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 242306 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF ADAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-251400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-251400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 24 2005 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251127 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 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. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB THURSDAY MORNING AND TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRIDAY MORNING. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 992 MB FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260200- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260038 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 UPDATED AREAS 5B 6B 12A 12A1 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 983 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 986 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF UNALASKA AT 992 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 435 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 95 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 440 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 95 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at May 23, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT MON MAY 23 2005 .DISCUSSION...THERE ARE FOUR MAIN FEATURES IN TODAYS DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINLAND..A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA..A WEAK LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND A STRONG LOW MOVING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE GFS AND UKMET MODELS ARE PREFERRED NEAR THE BERING SEA. THESE MODELS TYPICALLY PERFORM BETTER THAN THE ETA OUT WEST AND ARE MOVING THE WESTERN SYSTEMS 6 TO 9 HOURS FASTER IN THIS REGION THAN THE ETA. THE ETA IS PREFERRED IN THE GULF AND THE MAINLAND AS THE ETA AND MESO ETA WINDS ARE A BETTER FIT WITH THE TERRAIN. A WEAK 1002 MB LOW 400 MILES NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST TO THE COAST WEST OF ANADYR BY LATE TUESDAY. EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS IN THE PRIBILOFS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM. A STRONG LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO A 985 MB LOW NEAR ADAK BY TUE NIGHT WITH A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OF ADAK AND BECOME STATIONARY BY WED AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD RAIN AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TUE AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WED. A BROAD THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINLAND TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH EXTEND FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL PUSH THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS NORTH TO THE INTERIOR TUE AND WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE PKZ170..171..172..175..180..179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RHH MAY 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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Sources
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