Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 238, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 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 25, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 260005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING...FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261822 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 UPDATED ZONES 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 920 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 920 AM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270039 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 26 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING WITH MOISTURE FIELD AS WELL AS
SURFACE FIELDS.
OVERALL...TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER THE PANHANDLE EXTENDING THROUGH
EASTERN ALASKA WHILE A RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN
ALASKA. IN ADDITION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE
WESTERN BERING.
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE
INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING IS
PUSHED EAST SLIGHTLY OVER THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A
LITTLE WARMER AIR TO THE INTERIOR. THE RISE IN TEMPERATURES WILL BE
RATHER SLIGHT TO MOST LOCATIONS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK. A SHORT WAVE
TROUGH TO DROP SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY BRINGING
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR TO THE AREA. THIS SHORT WAVE PULLS THE LOW
CURRENTLY IN THE BEAUFORT SEA TO THE PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY OF NEXT
WEEK. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO REMAIN AT THE SURFACE THROUGH THE
WEEK. WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND A SURGE OF
COLD AIR ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EXPECT WARNING LEVEL OR NEAR
WARNING LEVEL WINDS AGAIN. THE WARNING LEVEL WINDS TODAY WILL LIKELY
SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING AS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MOVES IN AND THE
ORIENTATION OF THE FLOW WEAKENS. IN ADDITION...THE SURFACE GRADIENT
TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE THE STRONG WINDS OVER
THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...BUT LIKELY TO SEE A
DECREASE LATER TODAY. THE FRONT THAT WORKS ACROSS THE BERING EARLY
THIS WEEK TO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY.
OTHER THAT THAT...THE AREA EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TO REMAIN DRY.
THERE WILL BE SOME HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT...BUT TEMPERATURES STILL TO
FALL TO NEAR LAST NIGHTS LEVELS.
WEST OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS AFTERNOON TO SWING NORTH BUT SLOWS AS IT HITS THE
RIDGE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT TO WEAKEN THE RIDGE
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE RIDGE MOVING TO THE COAST WILL RISE
TEMPERATURES SOME TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THE FRONT
PROCEEDS TO KNOCK DOWN THE RIDGE TUESDAY AS THE FRONT RIDES TO THE
COAST. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG NEAR THE FRONT ESPECIALLY TO THE
NORTH. THE FRONT WILL BREAK UP AS A RESULT OF AN UPPER LOW MOVING
SOUTH OVER THE INTERIOR AND A SHORT WAVE MOVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE
BERING SHEAR THE FRONT WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF
COLDER AIR TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IN THE
MEANTIME...STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN ALASKA AT
THE HEAD OF THE RIDGE WITH A JET OVERHEAD. THESE WINDS TO DILUTE
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LOW IN THE INTERIOR WEDNESDAY. THE
PARENT LOW REMAINS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO WEDNESDAY
BEFORE A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES OUT OF SIBERIA TOWARD
KAMCHATKA. THIS WILL ACT TO PUSH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SLIGHTLY INTO THE BERING THURSDAY. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER
FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE
TO STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN STRONG
INTO THURSDAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY. THE FRONT HANGS UP
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AS A SHORT WAVE WORKING SOUTH OF
THE CHAIN ACTS TO STRETCH THE FRONT. THIS FRONT EVENTUALLY SHEARS
APART SATURDAY AS THE PARENT LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LIFTS
NORTH AND RIDGE BUILDS BACK UP IN THE BERING WITH A TROUGH SWINGING
TOWARD KAMCHATKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...175
GALE...120 121 129 130 132 170 172 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 138 140 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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