Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 474, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKENS TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING AND DISSIPATES. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 162320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 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. PKZ197-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 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. PKZ197-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEAR IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171208 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 120. 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. PKZ197-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 53N 156W WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT TUE MAY 15 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STABLE PATTERN ALOFT WITH A LARGE ELONGATED CUT-OFF LOW CENTERED NEAR 50N 153W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING WESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO A SMALL CONCENTRIC CLOSED LOW OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. THERE IS STRONG RIDGING TO THE EAST OVER THE WESTERN U.S./CANADA AND A WEAK CLOSED RIDGE OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE GULF AND BACK UP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAVES NOW AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA ARE ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPENN. A BAND OF SHOWERS IS NOTED ON THE BETHEL RADAR HEADING OFFSHORE. THERE IS ALSO A DECENT SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FEW SURFACE OBS OUT WEST ARE NOT REPORTING PRECIP...BUT THERE IS A NARROW BAND OUT. FINALLY...THE STRONGEST SHORT-WAVE IS ROUNDING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOW CENTERED AT 50N 153W. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A DISSIPATING LOW SPINNING ABOUT 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WITH A TROUGH SOUTHEASTWARD TO A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 51N 140W. THIS LOW IS DEEPENING IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SHORT-WAVE ROUNDING THE TROUGH ALONG WITH UPPER DIVERGENCE IN LEFT EXIT REGION OF A JET STREAK. EVERYTHING IS ROTATING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF. A DYING SURFACE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO THE INTERIOR (IN LINE WITH UPPER SHORT-WAVE). VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS QUITE A BIT OF SUN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...ESPECIALLY INLAND. THERE ARE AREAS OF WEAK SUBSIDENCE ALOFT...BUT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SURFACE HEATING TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. LIFTED INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE ZERO SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY THUNDERSTORMS. BASED ON SATELLITE TRENDS AND PROXIMITY TO DYING FRONT...BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION LOOKS TO BE FROM BETHEL EASTWARD TO THE KILBUCK MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. OUT WEST THERE IS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. MAIN IMPACT IS SOME SMALL CRAFT WINDS ALONG THE FRONT. A DECENT MOISTURE GRADIENT IS NOTED WITH DEW POINTS IN THE 30S SOUTH OF THE FRONT AND IN THE 20S NORTH OF THE FRONT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND EAST THE FRONT HAS BEEN SHEARING APART THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. .MODEL DISCUSSION...CONTINUE TO PREFER THE GFS MODEL WHICH INITIALIZED WELL AND SHOWS VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. 18Z VERIFICATION SHOWED ALL MODELS WERE A FEW MILLIBARS WEAK WITH THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC DEVELOPING LOW. THEREFORE...WILL GO WITH A SLIGHTLY DEEPER SOLUTION AND INCREASE THE WINDS ABOVE MODEL GUIDANCE AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF. ALSO OF NOTE IS A SHORT-WAVE PROGGED TO DROP DOWN FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA AND YUKON TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND BACK-DOOR ITS WAY INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ON THURSDAY. THIS SHORT-WAVE LOOKS MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN PAST RUNS AND COMBINE WITH TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH COULD LEAD TO DECENT RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WITH THIS IN MIND WILL TREND WETTER FOR THIS REGION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS DEVELOPING LOW HEADS INTO THE GULF TONIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD COASTAL REGIONS AND WINDS WILL INCREASE...REACHING SMALL CRAFT TO GALE FORCE ON WEDNESDAY. COMBINATION OF WEAK WAVES ALOFT AND SURFACE HEATING WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THESE WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF AS TEMPS BEGIN TO COOL. AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WITH SUNSHINE INLAND THERMAL TROUGH WILL SET UP. THE COMBINATION OF PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND AIR DENSITY GRADIENTS FROM DIFFERENTIAL HEATING WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. EXPECT WINDSPEEDS ON THE ORDER OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER WINDS IN THE USUAL PLACES SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM/KNIK RIVER VALLEY/COPPER RIVER. IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE QUITE A BIT MID TO HIGH CLOUDS BY AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD HELP LEVEL OFF RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA (ESPECIALLY THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY) RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE. RIGHT NOW DO NOT THINK WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH RED FLAG WARNING BUT WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS AND RE-EVALUATE WITH THE NEXT MODEL RUN. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BE RECEIVING SYNOPTIC LIFT FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH...SO RAIN IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY WILL SWING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LATE THURSDAY AND TOWARD SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY WHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE DROPPING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH REPOSITIONS THE UPPER LOW CENTER FARTHER SOUTH OVER THE PACIFIC. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF CONVECTION INLAND EVERY DAY THIS WEEK...CHANCES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES IN...MOISTURE INCREASES...AND UPPER LEVELS COOL A BIT RESULTING IN A MORE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. OUT WEST...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND WILL BUILD OVER THE ALEUTIANS AS THE STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATES. SYSTEMS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BE HELD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...BUT SOME WIND AND PRECIP MAY APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BACK OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPENN WEAK WAVES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OCCASIONAL LIGHT PRECIP. THE WARMING TREND ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK SO THAT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP-TYPE WILL BE RAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AT WEEKS END WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO CANADA OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER ANOTHER CLOSED CIRCULATION WILL SET UP SOUTH OF THE AKPENN. OUT WEST IT LOOKS LIKE WEAK RIDGING ALOFT AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING DRY AND CALM. THEREFORE...DONT EXPECT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER FOR DAYS 4 THROUGH 7. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...120 130 132. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 07
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 16, 1:47 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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