Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 207, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 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
- Feb 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 161257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 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. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 964 MB BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 970 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 161529 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 628 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 165 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 964 MB BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 970 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161837 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 UPDATED ZONE 170 171 172 175 176 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. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND DEEPEN TO 964 MB BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 970 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 935 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 375 NM NORTH OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO SAINT PAUL AT 991 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. AT 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 977 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 15, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU FEB 15 2007
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS...WEAK FLOW CONTINUES ALOFT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM
THE ARCTIC NORTH OF RUSSIA TO MAINLAND ALASKA AND THREE UPPER
LOWS...A WEAK ONE SOUTH OF THE AKPENN...ANOTHER WEAK ONE OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND A DEEPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
THE SURFACE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE LOWS IS QUITE TAME WITH
SOME LIGHT SHOWERS/PRECIP AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. THESE LOWS
ARE SITTING NEARLY STATIONARY WAITING FOR SOME FEATURE STRONG
ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME MOVEMENT. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW NEAR
43N 165E (AS OF 20Z) WILL BE THE KICKER. THIS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED
UPPER JET TO BUCKLE AND THE JET IS NOW STEERING THE LOW TOWARD
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. WHEN THIS REACHES THE BERING
SEA THE UPPER JET WILL SET UP FARTHER NORTH AND THE PATTERN WILL
BECOME MUCH MORE ACTIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.
THE LAST FEATURE OF NOTE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING IS A
DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 41N 159W. THIS LOW IS ALSO CAUSING THE UPPER
JET TO BUCKLE AND THIS WILL FORCE THE LOW NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE NOTICEABLE EFFECTS OF THIS LOW IN THE
ANCHORAGE AOR WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GULF OFFSHORE.
MODELS...THE MODELS SHOW FAIR RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY WITH THE
DEVELOPING LOW OUT WEST. THE DETAILS OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUE TO
FLUCTUATE BUT THE BASIC OUTLOOK (AND RESULTING FORECAST) LOOK
SIMILAR. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE DEEPEST WITH THIS LOW
BOTTOMING OUT AT 964 MB. HOWEVER...THE UKMET HAS TRENDED DEEPER
AND NOW SHOWS A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 965 MB. ALSO...THE GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN IS ONLY A COUPLE MILLIBARS WEAKER THAN THE OPERATIONAL
RUN. THEREFORE...NOW HAVE HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE GFS
SOLUTION...WHICH IS THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN FAVORED THE PAST
COUPLE DAYS AND CONTINUES TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE. YESTERDAY
AFTERNOONS MODEL RUNS DEPICTED A SHORT-WAVE ROUNDING THE BOTTOM
OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND FORMING ANOTHER SURFACE LOW FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY...BUT THE LATEST RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF A TAD ON THIS.
WITH LOTS OF ARCTIC AIR FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM THINK THERE WILL
AT LEAST BE WEAK LOW DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS SHORT-WAVE.
HOWEVER...IMPACT ON THE OVERALL FORECAST WILL BE MINIMAL. THE
MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE LOW HEADING TOWARD
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HAVE COORDINATED WITH JUNEAU WFO AND WILL LEAN
TOWARD A SLIGHTLY FASTER GFS SOLUTION FOR THE FIRST 42 HOURS OR SO.
THIS WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF
THE WESTERN GULF OFFSHORE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPENN FORECAST...NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM
CURRENT FORECASTS. EXPECT DEVELOPING LWO TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND SPREAD
EASTWARD TO THE AKPENN BY SATURDAY. AS HS BEEN ADVERTISED...LOOK
FOR WIDESPREAD MAX GALES IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW AND ALONG THE
FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. SIGNIFICANT WARM AIR ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN MAINLY RAIN. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT
COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW FOR
THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SURFACE TEMPS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE
WARM ENOUGH THAT VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA.
HOWEVER...AS HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND LOW MOVES A BIT FARTHER NORTH
COLD AIR WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND THERE WILL BE
POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL
NEED TO BE REEVALUATED AS WE GET CLOSER IN TIME.
SOUTHERN MAINLAND FORECAST...UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH
AXIS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL VERY SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD INTO
THE INTERIOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...UPPER LOW
SOUTH OF AKPENN WILL DISSIPATE AND TROUGH AXIS WILL LIFT NORTHWARD
TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. THE END RESULT WILL BE A FEW FLURRIES INLAND
AND SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST. BY SATURDAY SOUTHERN MAINLAND
SHOULD BE ALMOST COMPLETELY DRY. FRONT FROM WESTERN LOW WILL MOVE
ONSHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE SATURDAY AND TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON SUNDAY.
IT APPEARS THE FRONT WILL HAVE WEAKENED TO THE POINT THAT DOWNSLOPING
WINDS WILL NOT BE FACTOR. ALSO FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST. SO ALL AREAS HAVE A SHOT AT A PRECIP.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 170 171 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
SEB FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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