Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 481, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 22 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 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2007, 8:45 PM AKDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 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. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 994 MB WED AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS NORTHEAST OF NELSON LAGOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 221158 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 185. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 994 MB WED AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 996 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS NORTHEAST OF NELSON LAGOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 222305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 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. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF COLD BAY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. BY THURSDAY MORNING A SECOND 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230941 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 AMENDED ZONES 160 165 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF COLD BAY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. BY THURSDAY MORNING A SECOND 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 145 PM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 145 AM ADT WED MAY 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 22 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVING NORTHWEST. A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS ROTATING AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...BRINGING SOLID GALE FORCE WINDS FROM KODIAK TO SAND POINT. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING...ALSO WITH GALES ALONG IT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS IT MOVES INLAND...AND THE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL RETROGRADE WEST TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE SETS UP AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND CYCLONIC FLOW OVERTAKES ALASKA PROBABLY FOR SOME TIME TO COME. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THIS PACKAGE DUE TO ITS GOOD HANDLING OF THE LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVES AND FRONTS THIS MORNING AS EVIDENCED BY SCATTEROMETER WINDS AND SHIP AND BUOY REPORTS. GENERALLY SPEAKING...THOUGH...MODEL AGREEMENT IS NOT TOO BAD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. VERY SIGNIFICANT STRONG MODEL TREND...HOWEVER...HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST FEW RUNS FOR TODAY OVER THE BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK AREA. MODELS HAVE TRENDED DRAMATICALLY MORE NORTH WITH THE SHORTWAVE MOVING AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS...THIS SEEMS REASONABLE...AND ALREADY UPDATED THE FORECAST FOR BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK MONDAY EVENING TO RAISE RAIN CHANCES FOR TODAY. VERY POOR MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED...IN PART DUE TO POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF OLD TYPHOON YUTU ON THE AREA. STUCK FAIRLY CLOSE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR THE EXTENDED. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... KODIAK IS ALREADY IN THE RAIN...BUT MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTH TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. MORE STABLE AIRMASS ALONG WITH CIRRUS CLOUDS HAVE MOVED OVER THE AREA ALREADY...SO EXPECT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CONVECTION TODAY. OF CONCERN...THOUGH...IS FIRE WEATHER TODAY WITH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS DUE TO THE INCREASING GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING SYSTEM...ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. MAIN FIRE CONCERN WILL BE NORTHEAST OF ANCHORAGE WHERE THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRIER. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF REACHES THE COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY MOIST FRONT...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE. WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW...MANY OF THE USUAL AREAS WILL RECEIVE DOWNSLOPE DRYING ALTHOUGH RAIN CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALLTOGETHER DUE TO ABUNDANT MOISTURE. LOW PRESSURE TO SET UP CAMP AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH FREQUENT SHORTWAVES BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOTS OF RAIN THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY TO COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION ABOVE...THINGS ARE LOOKING WETTER FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT DUE TO THE SHORTWAVE HEADING FURTHER NORTH. DOWNSLOPE DRYING WILL BE A FACTOR...ESPECIALLY JUST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...BUT EXPECT AT LEAST SOME RAIN OVER MOST OF THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. JUST HOW FAR NORTH THE RAIN GETS WILL BE A CHALLENGE. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ESPECIALLY FROM ILIAMNA TO KING SALMON. THE SHORTWAVE MOVES OUT AND OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A NEW LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE UP THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC TO NEAR COLD BAY...RESULTING IN CONTINUED RAIN CHANCES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING OVER BRISTOL BAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... WITH THE BERING HIGH WEAKENING AND MOVING WEST...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL TAKE OVER FROM ROUGHLY 173W EASTWARD. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY TONIGHT AND WEAKEN...ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER LOW MOVING TO NEAR COLD BAY ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP THIS AREA DRY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM AS TO WHERE EXACTLY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE LOCATED. HOWEVER...HIGH CONFIDENCE EXISTS FOR UNSETTLED PATTERN TO PERSIST INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH A LOW PRESSURE SOMEWHERE OVER EITHER THE SOUTHEAST BERING OR THE NORTH PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA. BOTTOM LINE IS CONTINUED ABUNDANT CLOUDS FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WITH RAIN CHANCES PERSISTING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNINGS 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 350. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141. FOISY MAY 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 22, 2:46 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| May 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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