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Gale Warning 227, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 21, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2007, 2:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2007, 2:30 PM AKST (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 220443 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 176

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-221500-
.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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.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.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 221205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 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.

PKZ199-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 51W 163W WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST WILL
MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 1008 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 1024 MB
220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.   
$$

PKZ150-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-230300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-230300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-230300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST THU FEB 22 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 21, 11:30 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 11:30 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT THOUGH THE GFS MODEL DEEPEN THE LOW
MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC MUCH MORE THAN THE NAM MODEL DOES. I
PREFER THE GFS MODEL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT THE THE NAM
MODEL BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT ROCK SOLID.

UPPER AIR...
THE GENERAL UPPER AIR PATTERN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL NOT CHANGE
MUCH OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE MCKENZIE DELTA WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
THEN BEGIN TO FLATTEN AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES OUT OF SIBERIA INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA FRIDAY. A NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER
EASTERN AND CENTRAL MAINLAND THROUGH FRIDAY.

A 300 MB NORTHERLY JET OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND THE WESTERN GULF
OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY.

EAST DOMAIN...
CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. GUST WINDS
OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE
ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
UNTIL THE UPPER JET SUPPORT MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

WEST DOMAIN...
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. A WEAK 1013 MB LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
SEWARD PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY
FRIDAY.

THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EAST ALONG 51N LATITUDE
THROUGH FRIDAY.  GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ALONG
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE LOW PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA.

A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE
SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS.
         HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND VALDEZ
         ZONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 140
                                160 165 179 180 185
         GALE...120 155 172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 21, 11:23 AM AKST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 PM AST WED FEB 21 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST E WHITTIER              60.79N 148.65W
02/21/2007  M90 MPH                             AK   SHIP

            TUG GULF TITAN REPORTED WIND OF 60 G90 MPH ABOUT 3/10
            MILE NORTH OF DELONG DOCK AT THE EAST END OF WHITTIER.
            TUG AND BARGE WERE NOT ABLE TO REACH DOCK.

&&

DGV

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC16 hr
Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 21, 3:50 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC25 hr
Feb 21, 5:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 hr
Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC22 hr
Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Feb 21, 1:15 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC34 hr
Feb 21, 2:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC33 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.