Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A STORM FORCE 956 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 962 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 974 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS W. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 250059 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI MORNING AT 980 MB AND INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF FRI. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WIND SWITCHING TO THE SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 973 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL BE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS W...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW TURNING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY KALGIN ISLAND N. RAIN AND SNOW S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260114 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 120. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRI. A 972 MB LOW FRI NIGHT 430 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON SAT NIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 23, 8:05 AM AKST, 14 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 8:05 AM AKST, 14 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
105 PM AST TUE JAN 23 2007
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL SUMMARY...LONG-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE
AOR WITH UPPER JET BETWEEN 30N AND 40N. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS
CENTERED OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH IS A CLOSED LOW NEAR NOME WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER CLOSED LOW
IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD TO A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 40N 180.
AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ABOUT
TO MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN ICY CAPE AND CAPE SUCKLING. SURFACE TROUGH
EXTENDS WESTWARD TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. BULK OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING OFF TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
HOWEVER...COMBINATION OF LEFT-OVER MOISTURE/UPPER TROUGH POSITION/
LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION CONTINUES TO GENERATE LIGHT SNOW FROM
ANCHORAGE TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW IS SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS THE
UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY PROGRESSES NORTHEASTWARD. ANOTHER LOW NEAR 51N
144W IS TRACKING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF. OUT WEST...THERE IS A
SURFACE LOW NORTH OF SHEMYA AND A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM
KAMCHATKA SOUTHEASTWARD TO AROUND UMNAK ISLAND IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FOUND THROUGH
THIS REGION. THE BIG WEATHER MAKER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IS A
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW NEAR 40N 180 WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD.
ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB.
MODEL ANALYSIS...BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY MODELS ARE ALL
A BIT OFF ON POSITION OF GULF LOWS. HOWEVER THEY ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE IMPACT ON GULF WATERS/SOUTHCENTRAL
FORECAST. OTHERWISE...MODELS SOLUTIONS SHOW FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH
72 HOURS WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES AND DIVERGENCE BEYOND THAT. WILL
CONTINUE TO STICK CLOSE TO GFS SOLUTION.
SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...UPPER TROUGH IS VERY SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL HANG ON INTO
TOMORROW. SNOW HAS STOPPED ACROSS MUCH OF ANCHORAGE AND IS TRENDING
LIGHTER ACROSS THE MAT VALLEY. HOWEVER...AS COLD ADVECTION BEGINS IN
EARNEST TONIGHT EXPECT LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES TO START UP AGAIN AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WHEN UPPER TROUGH FINALLY
MOVES THROUGH. MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AS GULF SURFACE LOW MOVES TO THE YUKON.
AS UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE ALASKA RANGE WEDNESDAY AND FLOW
SHIFTS TO SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE ENHANCED SNOWFALL BEFORE
IT ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND UPPER TROUGH WILL
BRING THE USUAL GUSTY WESTERLIES TO THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN PRECIP UNTIL FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AND THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST...BLIZZARD WATCHES
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 181 185 187 195 WILL ALL BE UPGRADED
TO WARNINGS. ALONG AND HEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECT
STORM FORCE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW. AS THE
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPENN THURSDAY MORNING
ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD MAKE IT IN TO CHANGE PRECIP TO A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW OR ALL RAIN AND TEMPS SHOULD RISE TO FREEZING OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE. WITH A LOW TRACK TO BRISTOL BAY THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
PRIBILOFS ARE SETTING UP FOR A LONG DURATION BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THEY WILL CERTAINLY STAY COLD ENOUGH. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A LOT
OF LOOSE SNOW ON THE PRIBILOFS SO IT WONT TAKE MUCH WIND TO PRODUCE
LOW VISIBILITIES...THUS EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EVEN WITHOUT
NEW SNOW FALLING. POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD OR BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS
FOR ZONE 155 AND 161 WILL NEED TO BE EVALUATED AS WE GET CLOSER TO
EVENT. RIGHT NOW...WINDS LOOK MARGINAL FOR PRODUCING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 181 185 187 191.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 132 150 160 179.
STORM WARNING 155 165 171 175.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 170 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 120 121 129 130 132 138 140
141 150 160 165 179 185.
SEB JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:14 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:15 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:22 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 24, 12:17 PM AKST | Flood Watch | AFC | 72 hr |
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