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Gale Warning 428, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 16, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 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

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The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 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 
FZAK51 PAFC 171147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 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.

PKZ197-180200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
TUESDAY MORNING AND MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 1009 MB WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...STRONGEST
WINDS SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...
    NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
    SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE 
                              AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 30 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 172331
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 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.

PKZ197-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST
TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AS A 1005 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING
INLAND NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-181400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-181400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-181400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-181400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-181400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-181400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
       SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN  
                                 THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-181400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-181400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-181400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1000 MB THEN DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS
WED AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
TO 170 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 181333 RRA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

RETRANSMIT FOR STARCASTER

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.

PKZ197-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1000 MB THEN DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE DOUGLAS
WED AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
TO 170 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-190200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-190200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-190200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-190200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-190200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-190200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-190200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-190200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-190200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 182338
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 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.

PKZ197-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAKENING 1000 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT
NORTHWEST OVER KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE
DOUGLASS THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-191400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-191400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 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 16, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT MON APR 16 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE SETTLED DOWN A BIT FROM THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
REGARD TO THE LOW MOVING TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY. THERE
IS STILL A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE POSITION AND INTENSITY OF THIS
LOW WHICH WILL KEEP LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECASTS AROUND KODIAK
ISLAND.MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE STORM MOVEMENT INTO THE
BERING SEA GENERALLY SETTLING ON THE MAIN STORM CENTER BEING IN THE
NUNIVAK ISLAND AREA BY TUE EVENING AND TO THE BERING STRAIT VICINITY
WED AFTERNOON WITH THE TROUGH SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO THE LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
OUT WEST WE HAVE THE MODERATE 987 MB LOW SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WITH
THE FRONT NOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO THE TRIPLE
POINT LOW AROUND 35N 175E. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS OVER THE LOWER YUKON
VALLEY WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEAK 993 LOW NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND ANOTHER WEAK 992 LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
YAKATAGA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM THE 993 LOW HAS DISSIPATED ALONG
THE GULF COAST FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
PANHANDLE. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL CENTER IS ANCHORED OVER THE GULF OF
ANADYR WITH A TROUGH SOUTH TO OVER THE STORM SOUTH OF ADAK AND A
TROUGH SOUTHEAST TO ANOTHER UPPER CENTER OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT
TO NUNIVAK ISLAND THEN ON TO THE BERING STRAIT WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
MAIN ISSUES WITH THE STORM PUSHING NORTHEAST ARE PRE FRONTAL WIND AND
JUST HOW MUCH WARM AIR WILL PUSH NORTH. WE EXPECT WIND TO REMAIN WELL
BELOW WARNING LEVELS FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO ALASKA PENINSULA.
THE MAIN QUESTION REMAINING IS WHETHER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN
THE PRIBILOFS WILL BE BAD ENOUGH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT
VISIBILITIES TO REMAIN AROUND 1 TO 1/2 MILE INITIALLY. IT APPEARS AS
THOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD INTRUDE FROM THE SOUTH AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
RESULTING IN A WETTER SNOW AND THUS NOT AS MUCH RESUSPENSION AND
REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY.THE 850 MB -4 TEMP SHOULD BE OVER THE
PRIBILOFS BY TUESDAY MORNING THEN THE COLD AIR WILL WRAP BACK AROUND
FROM THE NORTH AS THE LOW PASSES BY. SNOW SQUALLS AND BLOWING SNOW
AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW WEDNESDAY MAY RESULT IN BRIEF
PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

IN THE GULF AND AN THE MAINLAND THE REMNANTS OF THE LOWS IN THE GULF
WILL BE PUSHED OUT OF THE PICTURE BY THE RIDGE IN ADVANCE OF THE
MASSIVE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THROUGH TUE MORNING. OVER THE WESTERN
MAINLAND, THE CLEAR CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE REPLACED BY THE CLOUD
SHIELD OF THE NORTH PACIFIC STORM AND WE WILL MOST LIKELY SEE SNOW
AND RAIN ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY TO YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT
AND BY MORNING. CLEAR SKIES EARLY TUES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL
YIELD TO THE INCOMING CLOUDS AND EXPECT KODIAK ISLAND TO BE IN THE
RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS WILL SPREAD
TO THE SOUND BY TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGING INTO THE SOUND TUE AS THE
STORM MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE THE TYPICAL PORTAGE
VALLEY TURNAGAIN ARM AND UPPER HILLSIDE WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC STORM IS ON TAP TO MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 161 165 170 171 172 175 179 180 185 410. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SAM APR 07

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 16, 7:14 PM AKDT	Blizzard Warning	AFC	29 hr
Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.