Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1031, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 10:10 AM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ199-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LAT SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NW 30 KT IN THE MORNING TOWARD SITKINAK. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE MORNING SOUTH AND EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 290000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 1011 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ199-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1013 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 991 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S AND E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 292010 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 UPDATED ZONES 170...171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1013 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 991 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1110 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 1110 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S AND E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ199-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 480 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND BECOMING E WIND 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 310 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. OVERALL WE WILL BE GOING WITH THE GFS
SOLUTION BECAUSE ITS IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER HEMISPHERIC
MODELS THAN THE NAM. THE MODELS STILL HAVE A RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
ISSUE, SO CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER RIDGE ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN
ALASKA IS CONTINUING TO DRIFT EAST. THE UPPER LOW COMPLEX OVER THE
BERING SEA HAS NOT MOVED MUCH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT THE UPPER
TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG ACROSS BRISTOL BAY INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
AT SURFACE...
A MODERATE LOW NEAR KODIAK IS TAKING A MORE EASTERLY TRACK THAN
PROGGED WITH THE MAIN WEATHER FRONT REMAINING OVER THE GULF
STRETCHING EAST AND WEAKENING. MOST OF THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF AND THE ADJACENT COAST. A
WEAKER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. ANOTHER MODERATE LOW
OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS DRIFTING EAST. RADAR AND SATELLITE
LOOPS SHOW A BAROCLINIC AREA LINKING THE BRISTOL BAY LOW TO THE ONE
IN THE BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AND GULF...
THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY
THEN DRIFT ONTO THE EASTERN GULF WITH A POSSIBLE WEAKER LOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY. MOST OF THE WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. AN UPPER
TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND
LATE TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS OVER KODIAK WILL END FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET FRIDAY. COLD AIR
ADVECTION INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL CREATE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY THE CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE AND KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL MOVE
EAST AND CROSS OVER INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY. AN AREA OF SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY SHOULD CLEAR OUT CLOUDS OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE REGION BUT VARIABLE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE
TO JUST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SATURDAY. A SYSTEM RIDING ALONG
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO DROP
VISIBILITIES SIGNIFICANTLY...THEREFORE A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THAT PART OF THE CHAIN FOR TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM 300 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
TO 150 MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE
EASTWARD AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SATURDAY WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF SUNDAY THEN TURN NORTHEAST TO LIE ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST MONDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE MONDAY.
AT THE SURFACE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF SAT NIGHT WILL
WEAKEN AND BE PUSHED THE EAST AS THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE UPPER
RIDGE MOVES INTO THE GULF SUNDAY THEN INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY. A
LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR BRISTOL BAY.
MARINE...STORM 132
GALE 120, 130, 138, 140, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170
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 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 10:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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