Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 306, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 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 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. A 989 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THUR...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 111149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111636 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 835 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON...HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112135 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 135 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 835 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON...HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 135 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY TONIGHT ... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 11 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1001 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 122304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WED AFTERNOON. A SURGE OF COLD AIR FROM THE INTERIOR WILL MOVE OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED RESULTING IN STRONG NORTH TO WEST WINDS. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAR 12 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 10, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2007
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN WITH RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING (BETWEEN 170E AND 180) AND DEEP CLOSED
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM GULF
LOW TO BRISTOL BAY AND IS TRACKING SOUTHWARD. ENHANCED SUBSIDENCE
AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS CROSSES THE AKPENN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOW ARCTIC AIR IS
STREAMING DOWN FROM THE POLE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN
BERING. THIS PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH DURING THE NEXT WEEK.
GULF LOW WILL OPEN UP INTO TROUGH AND SLIDE EASTWARD A BIT BY MONDAY
ALLOWING BERING RIDGE TO SLIDE EASTWARD. THIS WILL SHIFT AREA OF
COLD ADVECTION FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA/AKPENN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
SURFACE GULF REGION...THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE SURFACE LOWS EMBEDDED
IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF. ONE JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
HAS BEEN VERY POTENT AS IT HAS TRACKED ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST GULF
LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND
GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW. ANOTHER LOW
IS CURRENTLY SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
MIDDLETON ISLAND. AND YET ANOTHER LOW IS MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE
FAR EASTERN GULF. IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THE EXACT
TRACK OF THESE LOWS AS THEY ROTATE AROUND THE GULF. BOTTOM LINE
THOUGH IS THAT GULF WATERS AND GULF COAST WILL SEE VAST MAJORITY OF
IMPACT OF THESE LOWS AND EACH LOW WILL PRODUCE SIMILAR
EFFECTS...BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS. INLAND
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. AS UPPER LOW OPENS UP INTO TROUGH
MONDAY ONE DOMINANT SURFACE LOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
THEN...AS WE HEAD TO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND COLD AIR ADVECTION
SHIFTS TO SOUTHCENTRAL...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN AGAIN FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS.
SURFACE BERING SEA REGION...HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER FAR
EASTERN RUSSIA AND EXTENDS SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE
FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ARE ON THE PERIPHERY OF SYSTEMS TRACKING
TO THE WEST...SO THEY HAVE A SHOT A LITTLE PRECIP THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...AND WITH SOUTHEAST TO EAST FLOW THEY WILL DEFINITELY BE THE
WARMEST PLACE IN THE ANCHORAGE AOR THIS NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA IS UNDERGOING COLD ADVECTION...GUSTY
NORTHERLIES...AND SNOW SHOWERS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE PRIBILOFS. HOWEVER...WITH ICE EDGE QUICKLY APPROACHING FROM
THE NORTH FETCH OF OPEN WATER IS DECREASING. SNOW HAS ENDED ON SAINT
PAUL AND VISIBILITIES HAVE COME UP SIGNIFICANTLY. SAINT GEORGE STILL
HAS ENOUGH OF A FETCH TO SEE SNOW SHOWERS SO VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY
REMAIN LOWER THERE. WILL LIKELY HAVE TO EXTEND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
FOR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. WILL MONITOR OBS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION. THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS CURRENTLY
OBSERVING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WINDS GENERALLY
AROUND 20 MPH. EXPECT WINDS TO COME UP A BIT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BEHIND UPPER TROUGH AXIS...SO PLAN TO ISSUE A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY. TOMORROW THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS
THE BERING HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD CAUSING THE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN UP
AND WINDS TO INCREASE. THERE STILL SHOULD BE PLENTY OF COLD ADVECTION
SNOW SHOWERS FORMING OFF THE THE ICE EDGE. THEREFORE...WILL GO WITH
A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING/AKPENN AS HEAD THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS RIDGE BUILDS
EASTWARD AND COLD ADVECTION SHIFTS TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL.
CONTINUED DRY AND COLD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS DUE TO THE COLD ADVECTION. SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEAKENS...SO DO NOT ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS AT
THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED AREAS MAY APPROACH WIND CHILL
ADVISORY CRITERIA AT NIGHT.
MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON SYNOPTIC
POSITIONS AND DEPICT SIMILAR EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN. NAM HAS
A LITTLE BETTER HANDLE ON LOW POSITIONS IN GULF SO WILL SIDE TOWARD
ITS SOLUTION WHEN FORECASTING DETAILS IN THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 150 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 150 155 165 170 171 172 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 10:56 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:11 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 10, 11:11 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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