Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1005, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Dec 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2007, 10:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 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 968 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR KING SALMON EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 211232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL BE 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SATURDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY EVENING AT 976 MB. A 997 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT SATURDAY MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN INLAND NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY EVENING AT 981 MB. A 997 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 300 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 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 Dec 20, 1:25 AM AKST, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 1:25 AM AKST, 9 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
625 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
COLDEST MORNING OF THE SEASON SO FAR WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE STATE. UPPER JET REMAINING WELL SOUTH OF
ALASKA ABOUT THE 40N PARALLEL WITH COLD CORE UPPER LOW OVER THE
WESTERN BROOKS RANGE ALLOWING COLD AIR TO POOL OVER THE INTERIOR AND
WESTERN CANADA. A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NORTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD TODAY AS IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN. A
TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
ESTIMATED TO BE AT ABOUT 983 MB WILL PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GFS SHOWED SOME RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE BEYOND 36
HOURS REMAINS LOW AS NOT SURE GFS OR ANY MODEL FOR THAT MATTER HAS A
GOOD HANDLE ON THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF.
MADE VERY LITTLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FOR THESE REASONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW IS STILL HANGING ON SOUTH OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA IN EASTERN MARINE ZONE 120 EARLY THIS MORNING SPREADING
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. GAP WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LIMITED
TO PASSAGE CANAL...RESURRECTION BAY...AND THOMPSON PASS. WINDS WILL
BE DIMINISHING THIS MORNING AS THE ORIENTATION OF THE ISOBARS CHANGES
WITH THE APPROACHING SYSTEM IN THE GULF. CIRRUS SHIELD ALREADY
REACHING KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL BE SPREADING NORTH QUICKLY THIS
MORNING. WITH EXCEPTIONALLY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...THINKING COASTAL
ZONES WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL TOTALS FROM THIS SYSTEM WHILE
THE INTERIOR WILL REMAIN DOWNSLOPED. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE
SOUTHERN PART OF ZONE 121 INCLUDING HOMER WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL HAVE FAVORABLE LOWER AND MID LEVEL
WIND FLOW THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW FALL.
LIKEWISE...THE EASTERN KENAI WILL SEE HEAVY SNOW AS WARM AIR DOES NOT
MOVE INLAND SO ALL PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN FROZEN. THE POSSIBILITY
OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT INCREASES OVERNIGHT. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF
THE DEVELOPING LOW ONCE IT ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. THE GFS
STRENGTHENS THE LOW TO 976 MB COMPARED TO 988 MB AT THE SAME TIME FOR
THE NAM...THE DEEPER SOLUTION PULLS THE LOW A BIT FURTHER WEST.
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COLD CORE UPPER LOW WILL RETROGRADE TOWARD THE
SEWARD PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPING LOWS IN
THE SOUTHERN GULF TO PUSH BACK TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...BRINGING THE
POSSIBILITY OF MORE SNOW SOUTHCENTRAL. STILL TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FORECAST PAST 48 HOURS SO HAVE TRENDED THE FORECAST INSTEAD OF
MAKING ANY DRASTIC CHANGES.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS DRAWING COLD AIR DOWN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
WEAKENING FRONT MOVING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SPREADING SOME LIGHT
SNOW TOWARD KING SALMON WHILE THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM REMAINED CLEAR AND
COLD OVERNIGHT...NIKOLAI THE COLDEST IN OUR FORECAST DOMAIN AT -46.
THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD
BRISTOL BAY. COLD AIR WILL BRIEFLY MOVE FURTHER INLAND BEFORE IT IS
ADVECTED BACK SOUTH ONCE THE LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS HAVE ENDED ALTHOUGH STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL STILL LEAD TO SOME
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH 121
SNOW ADVISORY 145.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 172.
GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 155 170 175 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 121 125 129 130 140
141 160 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:01 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:01 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:36 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 20, 7:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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