Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1024, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261226 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WIND EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 270039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 340 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. A 1003 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB FRI MORNING 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 983 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN THE SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERSE WITH RESPECT TO THE LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THOUGH ALL THE MODELS MOVE THE LOW IN TO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT, THE NAM MODEL KEEPS THE CENTER A LITTLE FURTHER WEST OVER KODIAK ISLAND WHILE THE GFS, UKMET AND ECMWF HAS IT OVER THE WESTERN OR CENTRAL GULF. THOUGH IT IS HARD TO SAY WHICH HAS THE BETTER SOLUTION, I LIKE THE GFS BECAUSE IT HAS BETTER CONSISTENCY THAN THE OTHER MODELS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF MOVE EAST. A WEAKER LOW HAS FORMER NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND IS KEEPING AN AREA OF SHOWERS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA IS COLLIDING WITH THE WARMER FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND IS CREATING AN AREA OF SNOW ALONG THE RAILBELT. A SMALL LOW OVER THE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE SOME SNOW ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WILL MOVE STRONG WINDS INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. A SHORT WAVE UPPER TROUGH OVER OVER KODIAK CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD COOK INLET. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA IS STILL HOLDING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN WEAK OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. A UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE NORTH AND EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA AND NORTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... THE PUSH OF COLD AIR INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE AREA UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT. CLEARER AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MOVE DEVELOP WEDNESDAY WITH THE UPPER RIDGE. MORE CLOUD WILL MORE UP FROM THE SOUTH AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY. SNOW, RAIN AND SOME STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST EARLY THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA, BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... A RIDGE OVER THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE TANANA VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SWING THE REMAINS OF ITS COLD FRONT TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BEFORE BOTH DISSIPATES LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING THEN WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING WITH SPREAD INTO THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE AK PEN IS LOOKING DOUBTFUL AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE MODELS ARE INDICATING A LOT OF WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO WITH THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND THE SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW NEAR KODIAK THURSDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE THROUGH SATURDAY. MOST OF THE STRONGER WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU NIGHT THEN DRIFT TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. MARINE...GALE 120, 129, 130, 132, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 175, 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:31 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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