Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 400, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 2, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 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. PKZ197-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH AND MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 032034 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1235 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH AND MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1230 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1230 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1230 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 032316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTH TO WEST GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH THE GULF WED AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON THU. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF 575 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 225 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 042153 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 155 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH THE GULF WED AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON THU. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF 575 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 225 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 155 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 155 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050104 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TO BE PUSHED TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TO SLOWLY MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON 250 NM WEST OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR INLET ENTRANCE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A 969 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 971 MB FRI AFTERNOON 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051500 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 129 AND 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A 969 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 971 MB FRI AFTERNOON 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 FT. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 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. PKZ197-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 972 MB FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SATURDAY. A 964 MB LOW MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-061400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-061400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-061400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Apr 2, 8:40 AM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 8:40 AM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 140 PM ADT MON APR 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS...IR SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A STRONG UPPER JET RIDING EASTWARD ALONG 40N...AMPLIFYING THE EAST-WEST ORIENTED TROUGH. MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE TROUGH. THE STRONGEST ONE AT 48N 168W IS DEEPENING IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET. HOWEVER...THE JET WILL MOVE ON BY THIS EVENING AND A NEW LOW WILL FORM DOWNSTREAM. ANOTHER WEAK LOW IS CURRENTLY NEAR ATKA TRACKING WESTWARD ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE EAST-WEST TROUGH. SIGNIFICANT PRECIP AND WINDS LIE ALONG THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE NORTH PACIFIC. DUTCH HARBOR IS REPORTING ALL SNOW. SINCE THE FRONT IS OCCLUDING LOW LEVEL TEMPS ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY WARMER. SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE PRECIP WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON OR JUST REMAIN ALL SNOW. QUIKSCAT SHOWS A BAND OF GALE FORCE WINDS CENTERED ON THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO OBS TO CONFIRM THIS...BUT STORM FORCE GUSTS SEEM POSSIBLE THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AKPENN TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVING NORTHWARD. STRATUS HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF WITH HIGHER CLOUDS SPREADING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. SO FAR THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF PRECIP...BUT WE DO EXPECT SOME SHOWERS AS THIS SHORT-WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST. YET ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE EXTENDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALASKA DOWN INTO THE NORTHERN BERING. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...ON THE PERIPHERY OF THIS...HAS SEEN SOME PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIP. MODEL DISCUSSION...FAIR MODEL AGREEMENT AND RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. MODELS DEPICT SHORT-WAVE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MAKING IT A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH BEFORE ROTATING WESTWARD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SO FORECAST WILL BE ADJUSTED TO BRING CHANCE OF SHOWERS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH AND WEST. MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE IN THE MID TO LONG TERM. HOWEVER...THE STORM TRACK IS WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE ANCHORAGE AOR AND DIFFERENCES AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL STORMS ARE MINIMAL...SO CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS LOOK SOLID. FORECAST...AS UPPER JET CONTINUES TO DRIVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC ONE VERY LARGE LOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST...BUT WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT OR LESS. MEANWHILE...THE SHORT-WAVE SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MERGE WITH THE ONE DROPPING DOWN OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AS A CLOSED LOW THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS WITH THESE FEATURES...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT...BECAUSE MOST OF THE SYNOPTIC LIFT WILL BE OVER THE BERING. AS WE HEAD TO LATE IN THE WEEK SHORT-WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ANCHOR LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF BRINGING WIND AND PRECIP TO COASTAL REGIONS. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL REMAIN FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY...BUT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. BY THE WEEKEND MODELS INDICATE THE MAIN LOW CENTER MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOTS OF CLOUDS AND A BETTER SHOT OF PRECIP ACROSS INLAND AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 132 170 171 172 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 7:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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