Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 465, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2007, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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
- May 6, 2007, 6:00 AM AKDT (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061857 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 993 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS TROUGH WILL DEVELOP INTO A WEAK LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-070200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1100 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 062321 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 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. PKZ197-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-071400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070052 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 141 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. PKZ197-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 445 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-071400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071400- KACHEMAK BAY 445 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070355 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 UPDATED ZONES 129 138 AND 140 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. PKZ197-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071400- PASSAGE CANAL 755 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 445 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-071400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 755 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 755 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071400- KACHEMAK BAY 445 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1016 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA TUESDAY MORNING. IT WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 6, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 12:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY IN THE SHORT TERM AND GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AGAIN TODAY SIMPLY FOR CONSISTENCY. IN THE LONG TERM THE SOLUTIONS VEERED A BIT MORE...ESP AROUND THE 96 HR TIMEFRAME. GFS DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN IN THE BERING AROUND THIS TIME BY BUILDING THE RIDGE AND KEEPING ALL LOWS TO THE WEST...DECIDED TO NUDGE TOWARD THE NEW GFS RUN IN THE EAST BUT MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FORECAST IN THE WEST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS THE MAIN UPPER LOW MOVING EASTWARD OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FLATTENING OVER THE BERING. WITH THIS CHANGE THE FLOW OVER THE STATE HAS BECOME MORE ZONAL IN NATURE AND WILL ALLOW SHORTWAVES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FAIRLY RAPIDLY. NORTHWEST FLOW HAS BROUGHT COOLER TEMPERATURES OUT WEST AND CONSEQUENTLY MORE STABLE CONDITIONS...BUT IN THE EAST SURFACE HEATING WILL CONTINUE AND SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR TODAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE EAST...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE MOISTURE FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN STILL LINGERS THIS MORNING. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES THINGS SHOULD BECOME MORE UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE APPROACH OF A SHORTWAVE FROM THE EAST. THIS SHOULD KICK OFF SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. IN THE WEST...STABILITY HAS INCREASED AND TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER SO PRECIP WILL BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY AND TOMORROW. RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE KUSKOWKIM VALLEY BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE INCREASED STABILITY. IN THE ALEUTIANS NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES WITH LOW STRATUS AND DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SAME PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE IN THE BERING WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD BUT AS IT FLATTENS OUT SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE PATTERN AND BRING SHOWERY ACTIVITY WITH THEM. BY THE THURSDAY TIMEFRAME IT APPEARS THAT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AGAIN AND THIS WILL CAUSE MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE MAINLAND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE LEWF MAY 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 11:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 6, 2:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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