Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 178, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI. A 1028 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT EAST WIND 30 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 10 FT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SOUTHEAST WIND 25 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011305 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 121. 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI. A 1028 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT EAST WIND 30 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 10 FT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SOUTHEAST WIND 25 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020736 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 UPDATED ZONE 138. 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1035 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021220 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 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. PKZ197-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF LATER TODAY AND PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 | 48 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.