Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 110, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE BY MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUN... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210625 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 160 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE BY MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUN... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. ON MON AND MON NIGHT A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 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 20, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 10:00 AM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007
.DISCUSSION...A LARGE 960 MB LOW IS IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THIS AFTERNOON AND IS BEARING DOWN ON THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS LOW
WILL HEAD JUST EAST OF CORDOVA OVERNIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS
IT PUNCHES INTO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY MORNING. A WEAK
SECONDARY LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO FORM IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY
MORNING.
THE LOW IN THE GULF TODAY HAS PROMPTED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR KODIAK
ISLAND. AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO OCCURRING IN THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE COLD TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IT WILL MAKE IN TO CENTRAL ALASKA AND THEN DISSIPATE MONDAY AS A NEW
TROUGH DROPS DOWN OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA AND TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN
THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY.
THE WEAK LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL PERSIST FOR ANOTHER DAY OR SO
AND IT DRIFTS TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUNDAY. IT WILL FINALLY DISSIPATE
BY MONDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA NUDGES EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IN THE LONGER TERM ANOTHER MODERATELY STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHILE THE RIDGE IN THE
BERING SEA REMAINS RELATIVELY STATIONARY.
MODELS HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE ON THE EXACT TRACK ON THE
LOWS THAT MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH. TODAYS LOW IS NO
DIFFERENT WITH THE NAM BRINGING THE LOW A BIT FURTHER EAST THAN THE
GFS OR THE UKMET. PREFER THE GFS AND UKMET TRACK TO THE NAM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 171.
MARINE...STORM 120. GALE 121 130 132 138.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 12:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 20, 10:30 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.