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Gale Warning 186, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB WED
AFTERNOON WITHIN 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER
TO 1011 MB THU AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR. 

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF
CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070047 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

CORRECTED PUNCTUATION 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.

PKZ197-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB WED
AFTERNOON WITHIN 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER
TO 1011 MB THU AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR. 

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
EAST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070122 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
430 PM AST TUE FEB 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB WED
AFTERNOON WITHIN 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER
TO 1011 MB THU AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR. 

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
EAST OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
430 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB THIS
AFTERNOON 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER
TO 1011 MB THU MORNING 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.


$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SUN...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 Feb 6, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST TUE FEB 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...
LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING STILL THE DOMINANT FEATURE FOR MUCH OF
ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS STRETCHING FROM EASTERN SIBERIA INTO
THE WESTERN GULF. THE LOW OVER THE BERING TO WEAKEN ALONG WITH THE
FRONT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WRAPPING BACK INTO THE PARENT UPPER LEVEL
LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A WEAK LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF
FROM THIS FRONT BUT DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TO SHIFT
FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN INTO THE YUKON THURSDAY.

MODELS...
MODELS INITIALIZED OK THIS MORNING. SEEMS THE GFS HAS HANDLED THE
MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS BETTER. ALL MODELS SEEMED TO MISS THE
MORE NORTHERN LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA. THE MODELS ALL
INITIALIZED THESE TOO FAR SOUTH. HOWEVER...THE FRONTAL STRUCTURE OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WAS OK. THE PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE FEATURES WERE
ALL HANDLED VERY SIMILAR BY THE EUROPEAN AND NCEP MODELS THROUGH
FRIDAY. AFTER THAT TIME FRAME...EVEN THE ENSEMBLE MEAN IS QUITE
DIFFERENT OVER THE BERING THAN THE OPERATIONAL RUN OF THE GFS.

UPPER AIR...
LARGE TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE BIGGEST CHANGES WILL OCCUR OVER THE MAINLAND WITH THE BREAKDOWN
OF THE RIDGE A BIT. THE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA TO BE CUT
OFF FROM THE RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE LOWER 48 WEDNESDAY. A
WEAK CLOSED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MAINLAND. THE RIDGE BUILDS BACK LATE
IN THE WEEK PUSHING THE LOW TO THE BROOKS RANGE BY SATURDAY. THE
RIDGE AXIS IS THEN SPREAD FROM THE WEST TO THE CHUKCHI SEA.

SURFACE EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT
SEA WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER
KODIAK ISLAND. THE TROUGH TO DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THE
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW
MUCH WILL BE DRAWN NORTH AS THE RIDGE AXIS IS PUSHED NORTH. BELIEVE
THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE TOMORROW WITH SOME CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION SPREADING INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. THE
DYNAMICS OF THE SITUATION ARE RATHER WEAK...SO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHT IN MOST AREAS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY LEAVE THE
AREA AS THE RIDGE REBUILDS IN THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH A
DISSIPATING FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN COAST. THE FRONT TO TEAR APART
TONIGHT AS A SHORT WAVE RIDES NORTH ALONG IT. THE LOW TO DISSIPATE AS
WELL AS IT SETTLES UNDERNEATH THE PARENT LOW. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE TO RIDE NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING A WEAK SURFACE REFLECTION OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. THIS IS DUE TO ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF
THE DOMINANT LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING PUSHING TO THE CENTRAL BERING
AS WELL. THE SHORT WAVE IS PRECEDES A LARGE LOW INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PUSHES TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
THURSDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE BERING
THURSDAY AND TO THE BERING STRAIT FRIDAY. THE FRONT ALSO PUSHES THE
CENTRAL BERING FEATURE INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RIDGE BUILDS
BACK OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. BY THIS TIME...THE ENTIRE
BERING IS IN AN AREA OF BROAD LOW PRESSURE WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 170 171 172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 6, 11:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 6, 2:35 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every gale warning in 2007

Sources

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