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Gale Warning 415, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 102320
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ199-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL DISSIPATE WED MORNING.
A 975 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-111400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ199-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY A 972 MB LOW WILL MOVE 370 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SAND POINT. IT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING
SEA.
$$

PKZ150-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT.  
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-120200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.  
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT 
THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ179-120200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 112322
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 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.

PKZ199-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL FILL THROUGH
THU MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 400
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH
FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ150-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS.  
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-121400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121146
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 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.

PKZ199-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEAKENS THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS IT
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. A COMPLEX NORTH PACIFIC LOW
INTENSIFIES AS IT MERGES INTO A 965 MB CENTER FRI NIGHT 375 NM SOUTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
$$

PKZ150-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-130200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 122317
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 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.

PKZ199-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM
SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 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.

PKZ199-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR KLAWOCK. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-140200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-140200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-140200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.   
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-140200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN 
ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ179-140200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

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 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER WITH THE CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWING CLOUDY SKIES OVER MOST OF THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON...RADAR/OBS INDICATING RAIN
SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ATTM.
THESE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SLOW-MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER BRISTOL BAY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP ONSHORE
FLOW WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A VERY WEAK
RIDGE BUILDS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND
WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MOVES EAST TO AFFECT THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.

.MODELS...ALL SOLUTIONS SEEM TO BE A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE
TIMING OF THE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF. THE LAST TWO GFS AND NAM
MODEL RUNS HAVE THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THURSDAY
WHILE THE ECMWF/UKMET CONTINUE TO BE THE FASTER...MOVING THE LOW INTO
THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

 BECAUSE OF THIS QUICKER TREND TO USHER THE SYSTEM TO THE
EAST WE CONTINUE TO THINK THE SYSTEM MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH OF AN EFFECT
ON SOUTHCENTRAL WEATHER AS IT STAYS TO OUR SOUTH AND THAT THE
SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE WILL FEEL THE BRUNT OF THE STORM LATER THIS WEEK.
THE ENSEMBLE MEAN DEPICTS THE SYSTEM AS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER
THAN THE OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS...MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE WIDE
DISPARITY IN THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS IN BOTH TRACK AND STRENGTH. BOTH
DOMAINS HAVE TRENDED TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION WITH LITTLE TWEAKING OF
THE EXTENDED GRIDS.

.SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AS THE DECAYING LOW IN BRISTOL
BAY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND EDGE SLOWLY TO THE WEST...A 140KT JET
ALONG 40N SWEEPS UP THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LOW AND CARRIES IT EAST INTO
THE GULF. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS IN THE USUAL
COASTAL FAVORED AREAS. KODIAK AND THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA LOOK
TO HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT GETTING SOME WIND AND RAIN FOR THE LOW
TRACKING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF MID WEEK. WEAK RIDGING COULD
ALLOW SOME CLOUD BREAKS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK. FREEZING LEVELS HAVE BEEN LOWERING THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS AS SUBTLE COLD ADVECTION DRAINS SOUTH CREATING THE POSSIBILITY
FOR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF SOME HEAVIER CONVECTION OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES LESS STABLE DUE TO COOLING ALOFT AND BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS WARMING THE SURFACE. HOWEVER THIS IS JUST A CHANCE AT THIS
TIME SINCE THE WEAK RIDGING THAT WILL PRODUCE THE CLOUD BREAKS WILL
PROBABLY BE ENOUGH TO DIMINISH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL.

.WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE ALEUTIANS...A WEAK UNSETTLED
PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE SHORT TERM WITH CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST CAPES AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH
TUESDAY. WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOOKING TO TRACK MORE ZONAL THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THE WIND THREAT LOOKS TO MAINLY CENTER ON THE FAR
EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
OVER THE SOUTHWEST CAPES SHOULD CONTINUE AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEK.

.EXTENDED...THE CURRENT THREE WAVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN LOOKS TO
TRANSITION INTO A SPRING-TIME PATTERN OF SHORTENED WAVELENGTHS OVER
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. OVER THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC THE STORM TRACK LOOKS TO STAY ANCHORED OVER 50N AND LOOKS TO
CONTINUE THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 155.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MCKIM/EZ APR 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every gale warning in 2007

Sources

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