Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 418, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121108 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 122315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130321 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING THEN NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 722 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU APR 12 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...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. $$ PKZ120-140200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-140200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. N WINDS TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-140200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 13 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 11, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT WED APR 11 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD IN THE THROUGH FRIDAY, THOUGH THERE STILL IS NO GOOD SOLUTION FOR THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. UPPER AIR... A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A BIT OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE, THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN FAIRLY FLAT THROUGH FRIDAY. EAST DOMAIN... THE LOW SOUTH OF THE THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST, SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL ENTER INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WITH THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WEST DOMAIN... A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY WILL KEEP SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A DRIER AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL SECTION THURSDAY AND WILL THIN-OUT SOME OF THE CLOUDS. CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 132, 138, 150, 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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