Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 177, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011227 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 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. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT...THEN MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 020059 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 975 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 110 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 958 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021227 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 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. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT 972 MB CENTERED NEAR THE PRIBILOFS THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND INTO SIBERIA SATURDAY. A 974 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR AMCHITKA SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFT SLIGHTLY SOUTH AS IT WEAKENS TO 960 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB SATURDAY MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THIS EVENING MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND INTENSIFIES TO 956 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS SLIGHTLY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING 967 MB LOW THIS MORNING 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FURTHER INTENSIFIES TO 954 MB BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ADAK. THE LOW THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 973 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 31, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING BUT
THE MODELS DIVERGE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NAM APPEARS TO BE OUT OF
SYNC WITH THE OTHER MODELS SO GFS HAS THE BETTER SOLUTION.
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY THOUGH IT WILL WEAKEN A BIT AS WEAK UPPER
LOWS BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...
IN THE EAST...
MOSTLY HIGH THIN CLOUDS COVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND WILL
PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE COPPER RIVER AND PARTS OF
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY MIDDAY BUT WILL
REFORM AGAIN TONIGHT.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND
LATE THURSDAY AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER KODIAK
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO KENAI PENINSULA AND PRICE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT
AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF INTO THE GULF AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT.
IN THE WEST...
THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST
INTO SIBERIA TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT.
A DEVELOPING STORM WEST OF JAPAN TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 580 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING
EAST ALONG 50N LATITUDE. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE IN THE THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY EVENING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 150
GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 12:07 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:39 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 10:42 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 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.