Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 466, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 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. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 072302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FORMS TUE AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND CENTRAL BERING TUE AND WED. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 7 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 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. PKZ199-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY IT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EASTWARD WHILE A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING. THIS WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN BERING WED NIGHT AND MERGES INTO A 1005 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 8 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 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. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST ON WED AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. A 1009 MB LOW MB DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THU AND STRENGTHENS TO 1005 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 9 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SUN MAY 6 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTED. CHANGES THAT THE GFS MODEL EXHIBITED OVER BERING SEA IN THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP BY THE UKMET AND THE NAM MODELS, SO THERE IS A HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE CHANGING TRENDS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAK AND WILL DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH OVER THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS DIMINISHED WITH COOLER 850 MB TEMPERATURES THAT MOVED INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SOME CLEARING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WARMING LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS EVENING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SHORT WAVE OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WITH THIS WAVE, BUT REST OF THE AREA WILL SEE INCREASING MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... ANOTHER SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS ONE WILL BRING A LITTLE MORE RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. BERING SEA... A SHORT WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH SHORT WAVE. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK BEHIND THE WAVE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW EAST OF HOKKAIDO WILL MOVE INTO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR THROUGH THURSDAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL EXTEND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AND SPREAD THE CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WESTWARD. THE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEVELOP INTO A CUTOFF HIGH IN THE NORTHERN BERING WEDNESDAY WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM 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 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 7, 12:10 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.