Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 283, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 011245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL BECOME A 988 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF SITKA TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF PETERSBURG FRI AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. THE COMBINED LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 020247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020753 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 AMENDED ZONES 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020800 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 AMENDED ZONES 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR WRANGELL FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN TO CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 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. PKZ197-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 994 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 75 NM SOUTH OF PETERSBURG THIS AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME A 988 MB LOW NEAR KLAWOCK THIS EVENING THEN MOVE INTO CANADA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A RESIDUAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED FEB 28 2007
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT.
UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND WILL FORM AN UPPER LOW OVER THE
GULF FRIDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL RIDGE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A
NORTHERLY JET OVER THE CENTER PART OF THE STATE WILL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MOST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA CLEAR AND CLOD THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTH SURFACE WINDS
SUPPORTED BY THE UPPER JET WILL DEVELOP DOWN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
AT SURFACE...
EAST DOMAIN...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND TONIGHT
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA WILL MOVE TO KETCHIKAN FRIDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL TIGHTEN THROUGH THE FRIDAY WITH STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET AND THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND ALASKA RANGE. LOW
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP IN THE WINDIER AREAS.
LIGHT SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL END THIS AFTERNOON THEN SKIES WILL
CLEAR THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE CLEAR AND COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY.
WEST DOMAIN...
THE MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL START TO DRIFT
SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THURSDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA INTO THE NORTHERN
AND EASTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY.
AREAS OF RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY THEN
DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER.
DELTA.
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
MARINE...GALE 120, 121, 125, 138, 140 141, 155, 170, 171, 172, 175,
176, 179, 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120, 121, 125, 129, 130, 138, 140, 141,
185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM FEB 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 3:33 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Mar 1, 10:37 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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