Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 403, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041126 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD ON WED. A 977 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEST TO 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI MORNING WHILE A STRONG FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY WED AND REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041131 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD ON WED. A 977 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEST TO 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI MORNING WHILE A STRONG FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY WED AND REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041454 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 175 UPDATED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD ON WED. A 977 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEST TO 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI MORNING WHILE A STRONG FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY WED AND REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 655 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 042348 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT TO 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SE OF DUTCH HARBOR. NE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051124 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SITKINAK WILL DRIFT TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ATKA ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 052352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 53N 176W SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 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 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 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 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 4, 1:55 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Apr 4, 1:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.