Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 292, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 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
- Mar 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 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 060046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 968 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 060104 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 403 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 968 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 403 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061956 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1045 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 1045 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070050 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED AFTERNOON AND TO 983 MB VICINITY SEWARD THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. NE GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTH AND EAST OF CHINIAK BAY. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007 .DISCUSSION...CLEAR COLD AND WINDY REMAINS THE STORY FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. THE RIDGE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO OVER THE ARCTIC COAST REMAINS STRONG TODAY WITH THE CENTER REACHING 1053 MB JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST. THE TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS GENERALLY AROUND OR JUST UNDER 1000 MB. THIS IS CAUSING OVER A 50 MB SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE STATE AND IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT THERE IS A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW DESCENDING OUT OF THE INTERIOR INTO THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS IS FROM KODIAK NORTHEAST TO OVER THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. THIS IS BRINGING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO WEST OF THIS TROUGH AND CAUSING THE STRONG WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN AREAS SUCH AS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHERE THE INVERSION OFTEN KEEPS TO WINDS OUT. RESULTING WIND CHILL READINGS HAVE BEEN DOWN TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO IN PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. COLD ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH ALSO HAS INCREASED THE WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. GUSTS OVER 75 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TODAY IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH THIS SYSTEM. EAST OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THE UPPER FLOW IS GOING AGAINST THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND KEEPING WINDS LOWER...THOUGH THE SURFACE GRADIENT IS SUFFICIENT TO BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS. ON THE SATELLITE IMAGE A SIGNIFICANT LOW CAN BE SEEN APPROACHING THE 50N 140W AREA. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AND HEAD TO MIDDLETON ISLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME CHANGES TO THE WEATHER IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK WITH SNOW LIKELY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. SNOW MAY FIND ITS WAY INLAND SOME BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUT WEST THE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY MID WEEK. THIS WILL NOT CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IN THAT AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 111. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAR 07
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 5, 9:44 AM AKST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
244 PM AST MON MAR 05 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
03/05/2007 M83 MPH AK MESONET
WIND GUST OF 83 MPH RECORDED AT THE WASILLA FIRE STATION.
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SEBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:02 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 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.