Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 402, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2007, 2:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 3, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT TUE APR 3 2007 .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG NEAR ZONAL UPPER JET STREAMING ALONG AT AROUND 40N TO A LARGE CLOSED LOW AT 46N 160W. TWO LOWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC ROTATION TO THE EAST OF THE SURFACE LOW ROTATING NORTH AND THEN WEST...AND REMAINING SOUTH OF THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA. THE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT CONNECTING THESE TWO LOWS IS VERY TIGHT. THE JET IS BEGINNING TO CURVE NORTHWARD AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THIS LOW...WHICH WILL BEGIN TO FORCE THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF TONIGHT... RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. BACK WEST ALONG THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR ATKA. AS PER WATER VAPOR...LOT OF MOISTURE IS STREAMING WESTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND THERE IS A BAND OF GALE FORCE WINDS FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AS THE UPPER JET CURVES TOWARD THE GULF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING WILL BACK TO THE NORTH AND PUSH EVERYTHING SOUTHWARD. FINALLY...A WEAK UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY COMBINED WITH A TROUGH DROPPING DOWN THROUGH NORTHWEST ALASKA ARE COMBINING TO PROVIDE CLOUDS OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND AND EVEN SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIP OVER BRISTOL BAY. MODEL DISCUSSION...THE FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT IS STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...SO WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. 12Z GFS HAS COME BACK IN LINE WITH 12Z SOLUTION FROM YESTERDAY WITH REGARD TO SURFACE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS GULF ON THURSDAY. NAM...WHICH IS OFTEN IN CATCH-UP MODE WITH THE GFS NOW SHOWS A MUCH SHARPER TROUGH...CLOSER TO THE PREVIOUS GFS SOLUTION...SO WILL BE DISREGARDED. UKMET AND ECMWF MATCH UP WELL WITH GFS SOLUTION. MODELS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH LOW TRACKING TO GULF AT THE END OF THE WEEK. GFS IS FASTEST OF THE MODELS AND WITH STRONG UPPER JET DRIVING THE LOW NORTHWARD THIS MAKES SENSE. HOWEVER...THERE IS LARGE VARIANCE IN THE GFS ENSEMBLES AND THE OPERATIONAL RUN IS FASTER THAN THE ENSEMBLE MEAN. SO FOR NOW WILL STICK WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST (BEGINNING AT ABOUT 72 HOURS). SHORT-TERM FORECAST...EXPECT GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW NEAR ATKA TRACKS SOUTH AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT TO AROUND 40 KT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. THIS FRONT WILL VERY SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY CAUSING WINDS ALONG THE ENTIRE GULF COAST AS WELL AS ALONG THE AKPENN TO REACH OR COME CLOSE TO GALE FORCE. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE GULF AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY LATE WEDNESDAY...BUT A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY AND THEN FALL APART AS IT REACHES LAND THURSDAY NIGHT. KODIAK AND THE SOUTHERN AKPENN CAN EXPECT TO SEE PRECIP WITH THE FRONT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. WHEN THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY PRECIP WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE GULF COAST WHILE INLAND AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. MEANWHILE...THE TROUGH DROPPING THROUGH NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA AS A CLOSED LOW. COMING FROM THE NORTH...THERE IS NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO DONT EXPECT MORE THAN A BIT OF LIGHT PRECIP OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING AS THIS FEATURE MOVES ACROSS THROUGH. EXTENDED FORECAST...MAIN UPPER LOW CIRCULATION WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO WETTER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY INLAND AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY DRY OF LATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 138 150 155. 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 | 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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