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Gale Warning 303, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 9, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2007, 1:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2007, 1:50 PM AKST (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100358 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 130 AND 132.

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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 90 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
650 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING E
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND EASTWARD LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
650 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
650 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100755 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1055 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

UPDATED ZONES 120 130. 

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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 90 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1055 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1055 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
650 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101249
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST
OF YAKUTAT AT 990 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 997 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT MAR 10 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2007

.DISCUSSION...

LATER WINTER HOLDING PATTERN CONTINUES. HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND DEEP CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED THROUGH 60 HOURS. AFTER
THAT LOW IN GULF WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NORTHWARD ALLOWING FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
GULF.

THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 120
HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH FROM 974 MB TO 990 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON AND
TO 1010 MB BY TUE NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN MAINLAND AND
EASTERN BERING WILL SLACKEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL FALL BELOW
GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT.

CAA SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERMITTENTLY HAMPER THE
PRIBILOFS...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND ALASKA PENINSULA BUT VISIBILITIES
SHOULD IMPROVE AS WIND AND BLOWING SNOW DIMINISH.

AN ALREADY WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 150 AND 155.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB MAR 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC
Mar 9, 10:15 AM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC30 hr
Mar 9, 10:15 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC71 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Mar 9, 1:50 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 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.