Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 190, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2007, 11:00 AM 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
- Feb 7, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. A 989 MB LOW MOVES TO 170 NM NORTH OF ADAK THURSDAY EVENING THEN TO 220 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 995 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT WEST OF SAND POINT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF ATKA. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 081233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS T0 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081253 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 CORRECTED TYPO 171 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. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081627 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 AMENDED AREAS 172 AND 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 730 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 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. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .DISCUSSION...A BROAD TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON THESE FEATURES...BUT THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS...AND FOR THAT WE WILL STICK WITH THE GFS. EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO HANG OUT FROM SE TO NW IN THE GULF. A CLOSED LOW TRIES TO GET ORGANIZED IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH PRECIP SPREADING SLOWLY N ON THE SE TRAJECTORY AROUND THE LOW. JUST HOW FAR NORTH THE PRECIP REACHES WILL HINGE GREATLY ON WHERE A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY IN EXTREME NW CANADA TRAVELS. THE GFS HAS THE WAVE DROPPING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE LATER TODAY WITH THE NAM POSITION JUST A BIT FURTHER NORTH. SINCE THE GFS SEEMED TO HAVE INITIALIZED BETTER WITH MOISTURE FIELDS THIS MORNING...I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE ITS TRACK. THAT BEING SAID...THE SLIGHTEST JOG OF THE WAVE IN EITHER DIRECTION WILL INFLUENCE WHO SEES THE SNOW (OR RAIN...DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION). PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY FALLING OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND IS SPREADING ONTO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. A DRY LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL TEND TO HOLD THE ADVANCING MOISTURE AT BAY TODAY...ESPECIALLY FROM ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD. AS THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE PUSHES WEST THROUGH THE STATE...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL TRY TO SPREAD NORTH TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOULD WORK INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TAKES CONTROL YET AGAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY...SIGNALING AN END TO THE PRECIP FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STAYS PUT OVER THE BERING WITH CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER. NO HEAVY PRECIP OR UNUSUALLY STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AS BOTH SFC AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES ARE RELATIVELY WEAK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY. PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 175 176 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JCA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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