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Gale Warning 1038, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2007, 8:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 29, 2007, 8:00 AM AKST (17:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 292211 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 535 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 100 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY . .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 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. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 300031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 1013 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 992 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 460 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. A LARGE 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 650 SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 300211 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-301500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON AT 1013 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 992 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 460 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A LARGE 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1002 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AND MERGE WITH A STORM FORCE 975 MB LOW ABOUT 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 962 MB 580 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. MIDDLETON ISLAND AND EAST...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 8 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 AM AKST, 8 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT. AGAIN A PREFERENCE FOR GFS EXCEPT
OVER AND/OR NEAR LAND WHERE NAM WAS BLENDED IN. GFS AND ECMWF HIGH
RESOLUTION RUNS IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 200 HOURS...AT LEAST
FOR THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MEAN STEERING UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER
THE NORTHER GULF. UPPER RIDGE STRETCHING FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA
THROUGH THE YUKON AND CENTRAL ALASKA...THEN NORTH TO THE POLE.
STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE GULF LOW. SHORT WAVE
TROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING MOVING
EAST...HELPED ALONG BY THE SUBTROPICAL JET THAT IS RACING ACROSS THE
PACIFIC SOMEWHAT ZONALLY AROUND 45 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. POLAR JET
WEAK AND BROKEN UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE...A HINT OF IT
MOVING NORTH ALONG WESTERN ALASKA THEN SPLITTING EAST/WEST JUST
SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
GULF LOW WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF
THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. LEFT OVER MOISTURE PROVIDING AREAS OF
SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL TODAY ALONG A DEFORMATION ZONE. SOME RIDGING
ON SUNDAY OVER THE GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AS IT MOVES EAST. THIS LOW WILL THEN TAP THE SUBTROPICAL
JET AND A SURFACE LOW WILL BOMB OUT EARLY MONDAY...THE GFS
FORECASTING A 956 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL HELP PUSH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA/YUKON RIDGE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA ON MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND THE AREA IS IN A COL (WEAK UPPER
FLOW BETWEEN TWO HIGHS AND TWO LOWS). SEASONABLE WEATHER OVER THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS ALSO AS THE MAIN JET STREAM NUDGES NORTH
INTO THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 150 155 165 170 185.
HVY FRZ SPRY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 160 165 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 07The 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 95 min | |
| 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, 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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