Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1036, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 95 min. 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 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 12:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 95 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST TO YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 989 MB LOW WILL 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291337 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST TO YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 989 MB LOW WILL 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291440 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 535 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 UPDATE TO ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST TO YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 989 MB LOW WILL 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 535 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291456 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 535 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST TO YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 989 MB LOW WILL 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 535 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT IN BOTH THE GULF AND BERING SEA, BUT BEGINNING TO HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTION FOR THE LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING. ALL SEEM TO BE TRACKING THE PATH OF THE LOW A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH, SO THERE IS STILL A LITTLE RUN-TO-RUN INCONSISTENCIES IN THE MODELS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE WEAKENING LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF IS STILL PRODUCING SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUGH AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET IS STILL SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING. SKIES HAVE CLEAR OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND APPEARS NEARLY STATIONARY WITH A WEAK FRONT MOVING A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... THE WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL DRIFT EAST TO ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF CORDOVA SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COOK INLET WILL DRIFT OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THESE AREAS AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TONIGHT. A LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL SWING NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WITH THE FRONT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE SNOW SHOWERS ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. BEING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS... A 983 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA AND MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DRIFT INTO THE SOUTH GULF TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF ATTU MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR THE KOMMANDORSKY ISLANDS TUESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130, 132, 155, 185 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 28, 6:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 12:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 29, 5:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 29, 8:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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