Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 300, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082340 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU MAR 8 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU MAR 8 2007
.DISCUSSION...THE PATTERN HASNT CHANGED...NOR WILL IT OVER THE NEXT
WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE BERING AS AN UPPER LOW
DROPS SOUTH THROUGH HUDSON BAY. AS THE LOW IN THE GULF BECOMES
VERTICALLY STACKED...VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT WILL RESULT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SEVERAL WEAKER LOWS WILL PINWHEEL AROUND THE PARENT LOW
BRINGING PERIODIC BOUTS OF SNOW TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST. OF
GREATER CONSEQUENCE IS THE PERSISTENT TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND THE AKPENN.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH
BLOWING SNOW AN ISSUE FURTHER INLAND AND DOWN THE AKPENN. WITH THE
STRONG WIND COMES WIND CHILLS ISSUES...SO CURRENT ADVISORIES WILL
REMAIN VALID FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY.
A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. THE FRONT
DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THROUGH THE RIDGE SO EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT WILL BE STIFLED.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155.
MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 180 170 171 179 130 132 138.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 165 170 171 179 121
130 132 138 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCA MAR 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:35 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:46 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.