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Gale Warning 451, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 30, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 30, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 30, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 302328
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 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.

PKZ197-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 4 FT...WITH HIGHER WAVES TO 7 FT
IN VALDEZ ARM. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NORTHEAST WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT
OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010746 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

UPDATED ZONE 125

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.

PKZ197-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1145 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 6 FT...WITH HIGHER WAVES TO 7 FT
IN VALDEZ ARM. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NORTHEAST WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT
OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 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.

PKZ197-020200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON
WED.
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-020200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 012307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 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.

PKZ197-021400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND WEAKEN WED. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST WED
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-021400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-021400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-021400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAY 1 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...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 29, 11:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 11:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
415 AM ADT MON APR 30 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM. THE GFS HAS
TRENDED MORE TOWARD THE PREVIOUS UKMET RUNS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE SECONDARY LOW IN THE GULF THIS EVENING SO WILL CONTINUE TO GO
WITH THAT SOLUTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH THE GULF OF AK AND A THERMAL TROUGH
IN THE INTERIOR WILL GIVE WAY TO MORE ZONAL FLOW BY WED NIGHT WITH
THE MAIN CORE OF THE JET REMAINING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. NO
SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVES UNTIL ONE MOVES INTO THE BERING ON TUE. WEAK
WAA IN SOUTHCENTRAL TUE AND WED WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PENN. A LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM RUSSIA
TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE SHOWERS TO THE BERING. EXPECT AFTERNOON
KNIK ARM WIND IN THE EAST WITH PREDOMINANTLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. WILL NEED TO WATCH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL IN THE
MAT-SU BECAUSE OF THE WINDS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. DO NOT EXPECT ANY TSTORMS IN THE
EAST UNTIL WED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY. MAY STILL SEE AN
ISOLATED TSTORM ACROSS THE KUSKOWKIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND INTO KODIAK TODAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS
WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK ALONG THE COPPER RIVER WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING IN AND MORE
NORTHERLY SFC FLOW. HOWEVER THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR TSTORMS WILL BE
BRIEF AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF ON SAT. A RIDGE IN THE
WEST WILL DIMINISH SHOWERS IN THE BERING BUT BRING IN SOME LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG BY MID WEEK.

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

RNW APR 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 29, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC40 hr
Apr 30, 5:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Apr 30, 8:35 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC9 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.