Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 480, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 21, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES WED. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 220630 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 130 132 138 140 141. 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES WED. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 1030 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221725 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 925 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 993 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THIS KEEPS SOUTHEAST FLOW IN THE GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230945 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 AMENDED ZONES 125 129 140 141 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 993 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THIS KEEPS SOUTHEAST FLOW IN THE GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT WED AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231415 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 AND 138 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT WED AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 615 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 615 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231818 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT WED AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 615 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 1015 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR COLD BAY AND THEN DISSIPATES INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT AFTERNOON S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 21, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT MON MAY 21 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED ALONG 140W AND
EXTENDS FROM THE TROPICS NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND TO THE
BEAUFORT SEA...ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
TO CAP CONVECTION. A LONGWAVE TROUGH COVERS THE REST OF ALASKA AND
THE BERING SEA WITH A FEW EMBEDDED LOW CENTERS. OF SIGNIFICANCE TODAY
IS A SMALL WEAK UPPER LOW NEAR BETHEL WITH SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ROTATING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS PRODUCED SHOWERS THIS
MORNING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM AND WILL ENHANCE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
NORTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. ANOTHER LARGER LOW IS
CENTERED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS HAVING LITTLE IMPACT ON
THE REGION. HOWEVER...TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD TO A DECENT
SHORT-WAVE AT 40N 157W WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE AKPENN.
FINALLY...THERE IS A STRONG UPPER LOW NEAR 40N 170E TRACKING
EASTWARD. THE JET STREAM IS BETWEEN 30N AND 40N ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PACIFIC AND THEN HEADS NORTH BETWEEN 150W AND 160W AND AROUND THE
TOP OF THE RIDGE (APPROXIMATELY FOLLOWING THE GULF COAST).
AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS STRATUS/FOG OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
TO EASTERN GULF AND JUST BRUSHING THE COASTLINE FROM MONTAGUE ISLAND
EASTWARD. THERE IS A THERMAL TROUGH INLAND EXTENDING FROM THE YUKON
TO INTERIOR ALASKA JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. WHILE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA IS SEEING LOTS OF CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT IN RESPONSE TO UPPER
SHORT-WAVE SOUTHCENTRAL IS MOSTLY CLOUD FREE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
SOME CU ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS AIR IS VERY
DRY. A LOOK AT WATER VAPOR ALSO SHOWS THERE IS SOME SUBSIDENCE ALOFT
IN BETWEEN SHORT-WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND APPROACHING WAVES
FROM THE PACIFIC. OUT WEST A PERSISTENT SURFACE HIGH REMAINS OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING WITH LOTS OF STRATUS/FOG UNDERNEATH. THE SYSTEM
OF CONCERN FOR THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST IS THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF
THE AKPENN WHICH IS BEING FORCED SLOWLY NORTHWARD...BRINGING LOTS OF
MOISTURE WITH IT. FURTHER WEST IS THE NEXT SYSTEM IN LINE WITH PARENT
LOW AROUND 40N 170W AND A VERY DISTINCT TRIPLE POINT NEAR 40N
178W...ALL BEING DRIVEN EASTWARD BY THE UPPER JET.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...PREFER THE GFS/UKMET SOLUTION THIS MORNING.
AFTER SEVERAL RUNS OF TRENDING SLOWER WITH LOW SOUTH OF AKPENN
LOOKS LIKE MODELS NOW HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SYSTEM. NAM IS THE
ODD MODEL OUT...IT DEPICTS A SOLUTION CLOSER TO PREVIOUS RUNS BY
DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER THE GULF TUE NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...DUE TO DRY AIR AND SUBSIDENCE ALOFT MENTIONED
ABOVE EXPECT LITTLE CONVECTION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LATER TODAY. BEST
CHANCE WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND WESTWARD INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM. THE MAIN CONCERN OF THE DAY IS FIRE WEATHER. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE DROPPING FAST ACROSS THE REGION. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...BUT OTHER AREAS WILL
APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. AS THE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPENN MOVES
NORTHWARD SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. IT
DOESNT LOOK THAT STRONG TODAY...BUT IT WONT TAKE MUCH ON TOP OF
THE THERMALLY DRIVEN WINDS TO REACH 25 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER OR
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. DEFINITELY THINK WINDS
WILL BE STRONGER ON TUESDAY AS STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF AND
GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST TIGHTENS. HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY FOR TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING A WATCH FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
THE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPENN WILL BRING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE
REGION AS WE HEAD THROUGH MID WEEK. EXPECT MOISTURE TO OVERSPREAD
THE AKPENN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS/KODIAK BEGINNING TONIGHT...BRISTOL BAY
TUESDAY...AND THEN INLAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WEDNESDAY.
SO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SHOULD BE OVER AFTER TUESDAY. THE NEXT
PACIFIC LOW WILL HEAD NORTH TO THE AKPENN WEDNESDAY AND UPPER CENTER
WILL TRANSITION NORTHWARD...MAINTAINING A MOIST CYCLONIC FLOW REGIME
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LOW WILL SET UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING
AND PERSISTS THROUGH AT LEAST DAY 7. SO MOIST PATTERN WILL CONTINUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 132 138 150 155 170.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 121 125 TODAY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH 111 TUESDAY.
SEB MAY 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 21, 3:02 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| May 21, 3:02 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| May 21, 6:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| May 21, 6:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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