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Gale Warning 445, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 26, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 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 
FZAK52 PAFC 271113
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 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.

PKZ199-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB 300 NM WEST OF ATTU THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR AS 986 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 272307
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 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.

PKZ199-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO KISKA AT 986 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL
DEVELOP A 988 MB LOW 140 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. THIS NEW LOW
WILL MOVE NEAR COLD BAY AT 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-281400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-281400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...WW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

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

$$

PKZ179-281400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 272343 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 176

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.

PKZ199-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO KISKA AT 986 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL
DEVELOP A 988 MB LOW 140 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. THIS NEW LOW
WILL MOVE NEAR COLD BAY AT 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-281400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-281400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

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

$$

PKZ179-281400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 281218 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 179 SUNDAY FORECAST

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.

PKZ199-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 53N 176W WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SUNDAY
NIGHT AS 992 MB. A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL DISSIPATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 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 26, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU APR 26 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT FROM THE OVERNIGHT RUNS.
IN THE EAST THERE IS VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE. THE MAIN FEATURE IS THE
LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND ALL FOUR MAJOR MODELS ARE VERY CLOSE ON
POSITION AND WITHIN A FEW MB THROUGH 60 HOURS. OUT WEST THE MODELS
HAVE THE SAME GENERAL IDEA ON THE LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS. GFS SOLUTION
LOOKS THE MOST REASONABLE IN THIS AREA HOWEVER.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS UNDER A BROAD
LONG WAVE TROUGH THAT IS KEEPING UPPER LEVEL FLOW WEAK OVER MOST OF
THE AREA. THE JET STREAM HAS DECOUPLED FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA LEAVING IT TO SPIN IN PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE JET STREAM
WILL ALSO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS JUST SOUTH OF THE LOW
MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. BASIC UPPER LEVEL STORY WILL
THEREFORE BE WEAK FLOW ALOFT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR MAINLAND
ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA OVERNIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST
AS WELL. KODIAK ISLAND MAY SEE SOME CLEARING THIS EVENING BEFORE THE
CLOUDS AROUND THE LOW MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA. BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS WELL AS AK PENINSULA WILL REMAIN IN NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW AND THE WILL KEEP SOME MARINE STRATUS AND SHOWERS IN
THESE AREAS. PRIBILOF ISLANDS ARE THE ONLY AREA SEEING SNOW AS THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT PRECIPITATION TYPE
WILL REMAIN SNOW THERE AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AS THE SYSTEM DOES NOT BRING MUCH WARM AIR THAT FAR NORTH
ON THE CORE OF COLD AIR REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING
SEA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER US THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND WILL KEEP THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND
UPPER LEVEL FLOW RELATIVELY WEAK. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL POP UP IN
INTERIOR REGIONS WITH SOME RAIN ALONG COASTAL AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 26, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.