Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 484, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 24, 2007, 2:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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 24, 2007, 2:50 AM AKDT (10:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241555 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 138 AND 140 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. PKZ197-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL PASS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTER INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT THEN MOVE ONSHORE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-250200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 750 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS INCREASING E TO NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-250200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-250200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 750 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 750 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-250200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 242342 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 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. PKZ197-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 130 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1003 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS TO 5 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250352 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 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. PKZ197-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 130 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1003 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 750 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS TO 5 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 750 PM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 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. PKZ197-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL BECOME A 1003 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. A 1006 MB WILL BE 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-260200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 25 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT THU MAY 24 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... INITIALIZATION OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES MUCH BETTER TONIGHT. ALSO RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY REMAINS GOOD THROUGH AT LEAST 60 HOURS. ONE EXCEPTION IS SMALL ROTATION JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND CLEARLY VISIBLE ON SAT IMAGERY. FEATURE LIKELY EXISTS MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. ANY ASSOCIATED SURFACE ROTATION IS WEAK AND LIKELY TO DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS LAKE ILIAMNA. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING OUT OF WESTERN CANADA OVER MAINLAND ALASKA HOLDS STEADY THROUGH 6O HOURS. CUT OF UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME ANCHORED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY 48 HOURS. HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH ALOFT DEVELOPS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA BETWEEN 48 AND 60 HOURS. .SURFACE FEATURES... REMAINS OF YESTERDAYS WEATHER FRONT EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING UP OUT OF THE EASTERN GULF. PATCHY LIGHT RAINS WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON AND A FEW SUNNY BREAKS WILL EMERGE THIS EVENING AS DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS REDEVELOP. GOOD RH RECOVERIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT BOTH SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL MAKE FOR FEW FIREWX CONCERNS DESPITE GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE USUAL PLACES. THE WESTERN BERING AND THE FAR ALEUTIANS ARE UNDER A BLANKET OF STRATUS AND FOG WITH HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND WEAK FLOW ALOFT. PATTERN PERSISTENT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB MAY 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 24, 4:19 AM AKDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| May 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.