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Gale Warning 111, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 20, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 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.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211720 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
820 AM AST SUN JAN 21 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.

PKZ199-220300-
.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
820 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 20 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.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 220046
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A
1004 MB LOW DEVELOPING 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
100 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 1003 MB TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY MON
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN JAN 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 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, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours 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 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 4:36 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC16 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 21, 1:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Jan 21, 1:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC22 hr
Jan 21, 6:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Jan 21, 8:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC2 hr
Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.