Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 104, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST GEORGE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 180003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180427 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 725 PM AST WED JAN 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jan 16, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .DISCUSSION... DEEP STEERING LOW CENTERED OVER THE ALEUTIANS IS ANCHORED IN PLACE BY AN OMEGA BLOCK JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF SIBERIA. THIS IS STEERING STORMS TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THOUGH THE BEST JET DYNAMICS ARE FURTHER SOUTH...MAINLY INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. VERY STRONG RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE LOWER 48 STATES. THIS RIDGE WILL PERIODICALLY BE SQUASHED DOWN DURING THE NEXT WEEK AS THE JET STREAM DRIVES SYSTEMS INTO WASHINGTON STATE...BUT IT CANNOT RETROGRADE DUE TO THE STUBBORN ALEUTIAN LOW SO IT POPS BACK UP IN THE SAME PLACE. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THIS IS A VERY STABLE PATTERN. A STRONG AND VERY LONG FRONT STRETCHES FROM ABOUT SAINT PAUL ISLAND EASTWARD TO CAPE NEWENHAM...SOUTHEAST TO KODIAK ISLAND...AND THEN ALMOST STRAIT SOUTH FROM THERE. THE NORTHERN PART OF THIS FRONT WILL STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTHEAST AND EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ABATING IN THE WEST...AND WILL DEVELOP THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING AS A RESULT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL SPIN UP ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH KODIAK AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON THURSDAY. A SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THIS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE OVER-ALL PATTERN REMAINS BASICALLY THE SAME THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS BEGIN THEIR USUAL DIVERGENCE BY MONDAY...BUT THIS KIND OF PATTERN IS VERY STABLE AND ODDS ARE IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...AND POSSIBLY LONGER. ENSEMBLES AND THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) WEEK TWO OUTLOOKS (6-10 DAYS AND 8-14 DAYS) AGREE WITH THIS ASSESSMENT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125. BLIZZARD WATCH 131. MARINE...STORM 130. GALE WARNING 120 132 138 170 171 175 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 1:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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