Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 191, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2007, 2:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 8, 2007, 2:30 AM AKST (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ 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 7, 11:00 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH LOWER PRESSURE IN THE BERING WILL HOLD TRUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE WEATHER PATTERN AFTER THE WEEKEND...WITH RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY VERY POOR. MINIMAL CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST DUE TO THESE EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES. EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY TODAY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSES BY. ONCE THIS FEATURE BY-PASSES US TO THE EAST...RIDGING ALOFT BUILDS BACK IN OVER THE GULF PROMOTING SUBSIDENCE AT ALL LEVELS. THE OVERALL FLOW WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK WITH NO DISCERNABLE FEATURES AT THE SFC OR ALOFT...WHICH SPELLS MAINLY DRY WX. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A LOW CURRENTLY NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTH WHILE SPREADING A FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. ALL THE DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAIN SO FAR WEST THAT THE FRONT WILL FIZZLE OUT BEFORE EVEN THINKING OF REACHING THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THE NEXT POTENTIAL PLAYER DEVELOPS AND MOVES NORTH ALONG THE 170W LONGITUDE LINE. THE NAM AND GFS DISAGREE ON WHERE TO TAKE THIS LOW. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE HIGH OVER THE GULF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ITS ORIENTATION. THE GFS WANTS TO KEEP THE RIDGE ORIENTED MORE NORTH SOUTH ALLOWING THE LOW TO TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SAT...WHILE THE NAM ORIENTS THE RIDGE AT A BIT MORE OF AN ANGLE PUSHING THE LOW FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST. BASED UPON THE TRACK OF THE PAST FEW SYSTEMS OUT THAT WAY...A TRACK JUST WEST OF NORTH (A COMPROMISE) SEEMS LIKE THE WAY TO GO FOR NOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY. PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 176. 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 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 8, 12:43 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 8, 11:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 min | |
| Feb 8, 11:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 1:20 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:41 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.