Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 208, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 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 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 171252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO SAINT PAUL AT 991 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. AT 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 977 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171545 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 185 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 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 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. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES BECOMING SW 30 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 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 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. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. 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. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW 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. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 645 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 325 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES MON. A 994 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 16, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007
.DISCUSSION...
SOME WEAK FEATURES ARE PRODUCING SNOW TODAY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. THE ARCTIC FRONT IS SITTING RIGHT OVER ANCHORAGE...THERE IS
AN UPPER TROUGH SITTING ROUGHLY EAST-WEST OVER THE GULF AND MOVING
NORTHWARD...AND ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WITH SOME VORTICITY
ADVECTION INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS HAS SET UP
NORTH-SOUTH BANDS OF SNOW FROM THE KENAI MOUNTAINS TO ANCHORAGE TO
THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AREAS OF SNOW ARE ALSO FALLING FROM
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE GULF TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE NORTHWARD THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL STALL AND BE
PULLED EASTWARD BY A MAJOR LOW HEADED FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THEREFORE...EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND END
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE MAJOR STEERING LOW THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE PAST FEW DAYS
HAS NOW ARRIVED AND IS POSITIONED JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TRACKING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD. GFS HAS VERIFIED QUITE
WELL WITH THE TRACK AND DEPTH OF THIS LOW. OBSERVATIONS FOR ADAK
INDICATE MAX GALE FORCE WINDS WITH STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH
SATURDAY AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO SHEAR APART AND WEAKEN WITH PARENT
LOW REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. THE
COMBINATION OF A QUICKLY WEAKENING FRONT COMBINED WITH PLACEMENT OF
RIDGE OVER NORTHERN PORTION OF ALASKA MEANS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
EXPERIENCE MINIMAL IMPACTS...SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND SNOW NEAR THE
COAST. WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY MAJOR BLOWING
SNOW PROBLEMS. KODIAK ISLAND WILL ALSO SEE PRECIP FROM THE FRONT BUT
LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL NOT MAKE IT MUCH FARTHER NORTH AND EAST
SO THAT INLAND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN
DRY. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS STRONG COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA TONIGHT
SOME OF THIS COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIANS. COMBINATION COLD
ADVECTION AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STORM FORCE
WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN TO
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. SURFACE TEMPS STILL LOOK LIKE THEY WILL REMAIN
WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP VISIBILITIES ABOVE BLIZZARD LEVELS. EVEN THOUGH
DONT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE LIKELY WILL BE OCCASIONAL
MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG BENT BACK OCCLUSION AND IN
COLD ADVECTION GENERATED SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS/COLD ADVECTION
WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LOW SITS
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
ALSO OF NOTE IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS A LOW NEAR THE BOTTOM OF
THE UPPER TROUGH AT 40N 161E. THIS LOW WILL SWING EASTWARD WITH THE
TROUGH AND THEN BE FORCED NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AKPENN BY THE
UPPER JET. THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE QUITE DIVERGENT WITH THE EXACT
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW. WITH GOOD UPPER SUPPORT AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL TEND TOWARD THE STRONGER GFS. HOWEVER...OPERATIONAL
GFS IS 10 OR MORE MILLIBARS STRONGER THAN THE OTHER OPERATIONAL
MODELS SO WILL GO WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN WHICH IS ABOUT HALF WAY
BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND THE MUCH WEAKER NAM SOLUTION. WILL
DOWNPLAY THE EFFECTS OF THIS LOW UNTIL WE GAIN A BETTER IDEA OF HOW
IT WILL EVOLVE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 150 155 160 165 170 171 180 185.
STORMS 172 175.
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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| 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 | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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