Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 220, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 19, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 420 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON. VERY COLD AIR WILL SPREAD FROM THE INTERIOR TO THE GULF BEGINNING MON NIGHT RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHERLIES. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT.GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 200443 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 420 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON. VERY COLD AIR WILL SPREAD FROM THE INTERIOR TO THE GULF BEGINNING MON NIGHT RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHERLIES. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT.GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 745 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 19 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 124 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WED AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210452 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 UPDATED ZONES 132 140 AND 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WED AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 750 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 750 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 750 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211220 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKA THU MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON FEB 19 2007
.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. ANOTHER WEAKENING SURFACE LOW
IN THE BERING IS HEADED SOUTHEAST TO DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE
AKPENN. RADAR SHOWS AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM BOTH LOWS ALONG
THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...HOWEVER
DISSIPATING RAPIDLY. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE BERING LOW IS BRINGING
SNOW SHOWERS AND GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY ALONG
WITH A DEEPENING UPPER LOW OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN...BOTH MOVING
SOUTHEAST TOWARD ALASKA...IS HELPING CLEAR THE STATE FROM THE NORTH
AND ARE THE MAIN PLAYERS IN THIS WEEKS WEATHER OVER THE MAINLAND.
GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR GUIDANCE DUE TO ITS CONSISTENCY IN
BOTH THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM.
MAINLAND ALASKA...LOOK FOR CLEARING CONDITIONS...COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND GUSTY GAP WINDS THIS WEEK DUE TO THE UPPER LOW MOVING OVER THE
ALCAN BORDER. SEVERAL IMPULSES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE
COLD ARCTIC AIR TO SPREAD SOUTH. MODELS STILL SHOW AN ALMOST 20
DEGREE DROP IN 850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF
AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST...BETWEEN THE SURFACE GULF LOW AND THE STRENGTHENING SURFACE
HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR...AND THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL INCREASE
WIND SPEEDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NORTH TO SOUTH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND
BAYS. WITH MODELS STILL HOLDING ON TO THE PATTERN...HAVE PUSHED THE
HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THOMPSON PASS AND COPPER RIVER DELTA. WIND
CHILL ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO THE WIND AND
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...COPPER RIVER VALLEY
AND NORTH OF TALKEETNA.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE
WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY AS THE STRONGER BACKSIDE WINDS OF THE
BERING SURFACE LOW PUSH THROUGH TOWARD THE PACIFIC. AFTER A RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT TRIES TO PUSH INTO THE
RIDGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135
MARINE...STORM 121 176
...GALE 120 125 129 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 179
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 150
180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 18, 11:57 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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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.