Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 411, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 6, 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 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 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 071256 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 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. CORRECTION FOR HEADLINES FOR ZONES 150 155 170 172 175 176 AND 185 PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY SATURDAY THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. A 986 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 989 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO 80 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 976 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 072342 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW AROUND 50NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA BY SUN MORNING. A WEAKENING LOW FROM THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO KUSKOKWIM BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A 984 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ199-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPS 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES OVER ADAK AT 993 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO 80 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 979 MB MON MORNING THEN TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES OVER ADAK AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 979 MB MON MORNING THEN TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 6, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007 .DISCUSSION...NOT MAJOR CHANGES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS THROUGH MON. GFS/ECMWF MODELS SHOW SIGNIFICANT SLOW DOWN OF NEXT STORM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT/THU. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW THIS TIME-FRAME WILL KEEP CHANGES TO A MINIMUM. .SYNOPSIS... .EAST...960S LOW CENTER MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING IS BEST HANDLED BY THE GFS/UKMET. CURRENT TRACK SHOULD TAKE CENTER THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND TO SW ALASKA SAT MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF CENTER/FRONT WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO MARINE 120 BY EVENING WITH GALES IN SURROUNDING COASTAL MARINES. STRONG PRESSURE RISES BEHIND SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRONG CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN CENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME SAT AFTERNOON. EXPECT PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN FORM OF RAIN LOWER ELEVATIONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL WITH FREEZING LEVELS ABOVE 2000 FT. PRECIPITATION MAXIMUM LIKELY EAST EXPOSURES THIS EVENING SWITCHING TO NORTHERN GULF COAST/SOUTH EXPOSURES TONIGHT. NEXT DEVELOPING LOW CENTER MOVING RAPIDLY UNDER NORTH PACIFIC JET LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN TO THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SAT NIGHT/SUN. THIS CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IN THE 960S SUN AFTERNOON. .WEST...STORM CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO SW ALASKA EARLY SAT THEN OFFSHORE EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. MORNING SOUNDING OVER SW ALASKA SHOWED FREEZING LEVELS ABOVE 2000 FT WITH MAX OF 4300 AT PAMC. EXPECT WARM ADVECTION WITH CENTER SAT SO WOULD LEAN TOWARD MAINLY RAIN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH A MIX UP IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. MODELS DO SHOW SOME COLD AIR ENTRAINMENT OVER THE WESTERN DELTA...SO COULD SEE SNOW OR MIX THERE. STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON BACKSIDE OF CENTER SAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES. SOME DRYING OVER THE SW MAINLAND SAT NIGHT WITH ONSET OF GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW. EXPECT SOME MOISTURE OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH NEXT CENTER SUN...BUT DOWNSLOPE SHOULD KEEP THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON THE DRY SIDE. WEAKENING LOW NEAR THE AK PEN HOLDS RAIN OR MIX OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT WITH NOT VERY STRONG WINDS. ALEUTIANS GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF SNOW (MIX IN EAST)...STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WEST .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONE 101 AND 125. MARINE...STORM..120. GALES..121 125 130 132 138 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Apr 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Apr 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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