Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 327, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2007, 11:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 21, 2007, 11:50 AM AKDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220053 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND WED EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB THU NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220719 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1125 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 UPDATED AREA 125 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND WED EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB THU NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 1125 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220735 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1135 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 CORRECTED AREA 125 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND WED EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB THU NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 1125 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 983 LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT ENDING THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W TO NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING N WIND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO GENERALLY BE IN AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM
WITH SOME DIVERGENCE WITH THE LOW COMING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE
THURSDAY. GFS IS FASTER AND DEEPER THAN THE NAM. GFS AND UKMET SEEM
TO HANDLE THIS THE BEST SO GOING WITH THE GFS SOLUTION.
THE UPPER PATTERN SHOWS THE POLAR LOW HAS DROPPED OVER MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. A BROAD COVER THE BERING SEA WITH ITS
AXIS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT
EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE
WILL ROTATE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING.
IN THE EAST THE STRONG SURFACE SEEM TO BE A BIT QUICKER THAN THE
MODEL SUGGESTS. AT 9Z IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK AND TRACKING INTO THE NORTH GULF AND MOVING INTO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN BY LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING. THE WORST OF THE SNOW IS
OVER FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA WITH THE PUSHING INTO THE GULF.
WINDS ARE ALREADY SHIFTED TO THE NORTH. SHOULD GET SOME SHOWERS LATER
IN THE MORNING BUT WILL NOT AMOUNT TO MUCH. EXPECT THE SNOW ALONG THE
GULF COAST TO MIX WITH RAIN BY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING
INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY LATER TODAY SHOULD BRING MORE SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY, ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ALONG KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT. DO NOT EXPECT A BIG SNOW EVENT BUT SHOULD
GET SEVERAL INCHES.
OUT WEST WITH THE LOW OUT OF THE PICTURE A NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER
THE BERING SEA TODAY. EXPECT GENERALLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. A SERIES OF LOWS
WILL DRIFT EAST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEK.
AN AREA OF
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 150 165 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 150 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
KB MAR 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 5:55 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 21, 12:17 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 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.