Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1028, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 29 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 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2007, 4:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271932 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 UPDATED ZONE 132 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280032 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281713 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281825 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THOUGH THE GFS
IS STILL THE PREFERRED MODEL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LARGE STORM CENTERED NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS CONTINUING TO MOVE
NORTHEAST WITH A WELL DEFINED FRONT MOVING NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY.
THE CIRRUS CLOUD SHIELD COVERS MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND HAS MOVED
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND.
A UPPER RIDGE HAS MOVED INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE SOUTHWEST
INTERIOR AND IS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST. THE MAIN UPPER LOW LIES
OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WITH SECONDARY CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY AND
NORTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LOWS WILL GRADUALLY
MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE BERING SEA AND WILL EXTEND A TOUGH INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP THE GULF
AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND UNDER A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY
AND WILL MOVE A LITTLE WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THE WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF FRIDAY MORNING. GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS, AHEAD OF THE
FRONT, WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK
ISLAND THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE LARGE INTENSE STORM NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TO NEAR DILLINGHAM THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS OVER STORM FORCE
EAST WINDS OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DIMINISH AS THE CENTER ENTERS THE
BAY THURSDAY MORNING.
STORM FORCE WEST WINDS IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD CREATE STORM SURGE 6 FEET
ABOVE MAXIMUM ASTRONOMIC TIDE LEVELS.
OTHERWISE SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE THE SOUTHWEST
INTERIOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THEN DIMINISH AS THE LOW WEAKENS
THURSDAY NIGHT.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
THE LARGE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY
NIGHT. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE
LOW. POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA BEGINNING TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA DRIFTS SOUTH AND EXTENDS A TROUGH
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP BUILD AN
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR
SATURDAY THEN WILL WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
THE SURFACE PATTERN WILL MIRROR THE EVENTS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT HEN WILL WEAKEN AS A SURFACE
RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SATURDAY AND THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR SUNDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE BERING WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A NEW STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN
SATURDAY AND MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR BRISTOL BAY.
MARINE...STORM 120, 130, 138, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170
GALE 138, 140, 175, 176, 179, 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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