Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 102, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 976 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170421 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 160 165 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 976 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 715 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST GEORGE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180427 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 725 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN OK AGREEMENT. GFS PREFERRED DUE TO BETTER HANDLING OF BERING LOW SYSTEM. UPPER LEVELS... LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WEAKENS AND RECEDES INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC BY TUE NIGHT. BROAD RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND BY TUE NIGHT THEN HOLDS ITS GROUND THROUGH AT LEAST 72 HOURS. CUT OFF H514 CENTER SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REPOSITIONS ITSELF OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY WED NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS. MYRIAD OF WEAK SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE CUT OFF CENTER AND OVER THE RIDGE. SURFACE FEATURES... RESIDUAL 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 175W WILL BECOME A 979 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS IN AN ARC ACROSS THE BERING SEA. FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH AND EASTWARD. NORTHWARD MOVEMENT IS LIMITED BUT EASTWARD MOVEMENT IS MORE DRAMATIC. FRONT WILL REACH BERING SEA COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON...PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS EVENING...AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE WED EVENING. NEW FEATURE PROGGED TO DEVELOP ROUGHLY 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT. MODELS DISAGREE ON INTENSITY POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW. GFS PEGS IT AT 995 MB AND MOVES IT TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA THU NIGHT. FORECASTS TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION. BROAD THICK DECK OF STRATOCUMULUS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SPORADIC LIGHT SNOW. EASTERLY FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT SHOULD SCOUR OUT THIS DECK BEFORE ACTUAL FRONT ARRIVES. PLENTY OF BOTH WIND AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH STORM OUT WEST...ESPECIALLY THE FRONT. SUSTAINED GALE FORE WINDS ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. BLIZZARD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PRIBILOFS AND BRISTOL BAY. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL BE ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS WHITTIER AND PORTAGE. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE FOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT WINDS SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH BLIZ CRITERIA IN THIS ZONE AT THIS TIME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZ WARN 161 195. BLIZ WATCH 125. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 160 171 171 172 175 176 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB JAN 07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 10 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 AKZ101-171400- ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT... IF PLANNING TO DRIVE SOUTH ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TONIGHT EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE DUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL LIFT SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL FROM GIRDWOOD TO TURNAGAIN PASS WHICH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TONIGHT WILL BE VERY SLOW IF NOT OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION. DV/ JAN 07 $
Special weather statement, Jan 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 10 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 AKZ101-171400- ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT... IF PLANNING TO DRIVE SOUTH ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TONIGHT EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EAST OF BIRD POINT. WINDS ARE DUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT IN EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...WHICH WILL LIFT SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SAME AREA WHICH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM THERE WILL BE DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TONIGHT WILL BE VERY SLOW IF NOT OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION. DV/ JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:56 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:15 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr |
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