Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2007, 2:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU. A 1005 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 211851 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 UPDATED ZONES 150 180 170 AND 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU. A 1005 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 945 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 945 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 950 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU. A 1004 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 984 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220438 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING THU. A 1004 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 984 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 730 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 730 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 20, 11:20 AM AKST, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:20 AM AKST, 11 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
420 PM AST TUE FEB 20 2007
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE GULF THROUGH
THURSDAY BUT I PREFER THE GFS SOLUTION AND KEEP A STRONGER TROUGH
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY. THE MODELS HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS
FOR THE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE GFS POSITION
LOOKS GOOD BUT APPEARS TOO DEEP BY THU AFTERNOON, SO WE WEAKENED IT 6
TO 10 MB.
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT IN THE NORTHERN
YUKON TERRITORY THURSDAY. A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE NORTHERLY FLOW PRODUCED BY THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND DRY AND COLD FOR ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS.
EAST DOMAIN...
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK
ISLAND HAD PRODUCED LOCALLY STRONG GAP WINDS OUT OF THE IN THE
CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WINDIER AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE. OTHERWISE,
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CLEAR AND COLD FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
WEST DOMAIN...
MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL REMAIN CLEAR AND COLD LIKE THE
EAST DOMAIN.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN TO
SMALL CRAFTS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
WEDNESDAY.
A 1000 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ALONG THE FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WEDNESDAY THEN MOVE EAST AND
DEEPEN TO 993 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A 1002 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY
WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WITH A 1005 CENTER THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND VALDEZ
ZONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141
150 160 185
GALE...120 121 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM FEB 07In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 20, 7:46 PM AKST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1246 AM AST WED FEB 21 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/20/2007 M82 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
RECORDED AT VALDEZ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HANDAR.
0626 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 60 S CORDOVA 59.68N 145.75W
02/20/2007 M81 MPH PKZ120 XX SHIP
VESSEL GULF TITAN RECORDED GUST OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA 50NM ESE OF CAPE HICHINBROOK.
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND GST THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
02/20/2007 M80 MPH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
RECORDED AT THOMPSON PASS RWIS.
1200 AM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/20/2007 M74 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND GUST AT VALDEZ AIRPORT.
&&
MCKIMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 21, 3:50 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Feb 21, 5:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr |
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