Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 470, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 13, 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
- May 13, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 132355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 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. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 140526 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 UPDATED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 925 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141131 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 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. PKZ199-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING BY TUE NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-150200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-150200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-150200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-150200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES MON NIGHT AND TUE. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK EAST PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-151400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-151400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-151400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EAST OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-151400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-151400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-151400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 13, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT FRI MAY 13 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ALL MODELS FALLING IN LINE WITH THE GFS SOLUTION. OTHERWISE THERE IS GOOD CONSISTENCY RUN TO RUN. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... WAA AT 850 MB WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MAINLAND AK MON AS MORE MOISTURE IS DRAWN IN ON SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT CIRCULATING AROUND A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND THE AK PENN. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE AROUND THE LOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL GENERATING MORE SHOWERS AS THEY PASS THROUGH. AT THE SURFACE A LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM TONIGHT IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT AND TIMING. WITH THE LOW DROPPING TO THE SOUTHWEST THE FRONT MAY DISSIPATE BEFORE THE EFFECTS ARE REALLY FELT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. HOWEVER IT COULD ALSO JUST SKIRT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. A RIDGE IS IN PLACE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND A LARGE RIDGE DOMINATES THE BERING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...THE BERING RIDGE WILL KEEP MARINE STRATUS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME RAIN AFFECTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THIS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP TEMPS COOL ENOUGH FOR CONTINUED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AND GUSTY WINDS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SOUTHEAST FLOW AROUND THE LOW WILL KEEP PLENTY OF RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY. MOST OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE DOWNSLOPED ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS...WITH SOME SURGES AS THE FRONT AND SUBSEQUENT IMPULSES MOVE INLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS STILL SHOULD YIELD LITTLE MORE THAN SHOWERS NORTH OF THE CHUGACH. OVER SOUTHWEST AK...THE LOW WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW STREAMING TOWARD THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES THROUGH TUESDAY. RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPS COOLER TONIGHT AND MON MORNING BEFORE WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND AK RANGE WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. TEMPS SHOULD WARM ENOUGH BY MON AFTERNOON TO CHANGE PRECIP TO RAIN ACROSS THE REGION ALTHOUGH THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN DURING THE TRANSITION IN THE MORNING. EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST THE RIDGE MOVES A BIT BUT REMAINS IN PLACE...WITH RAIN OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND. OVER SW AK NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE STABLE WED...WITH SOME CONVECTION DEVELOPING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE TRANSITION OF THE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF WILL KEEP NORTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA...DRYING THINGS OUT BRIEFLY WED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THERMAL TROUGH LATER WED WILL KEEP AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RNW MAY 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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