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Gale Warning 505, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 7, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 7, 2007, 11:05 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2007, 11:05 PM AKDT (07:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081204 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 129

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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KLAWOCK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK
SAT NIGHT AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E
WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081221 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

CORRECTED ZONES 129 AND 130

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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KLAWOCK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK
SAT NIGHT AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E
WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082131 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
130 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

UPDATED AREAS 120 121 AND 125

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.

PKZ197-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KLAWOCK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK
SAT NIGHT AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-090200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
130 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. E WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ121-090200-
RESURRECTION BAY
130 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
130 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-090200-
PASSAGE CANAL
405 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-090200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-090200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 082345
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 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.

PKZ197-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT.
A 990 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ120-091400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-091400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 2 FT TONIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KT BY THE
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-091400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-091400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 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.

PKZ197-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF
KLAWOCK SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUN MORNING AND MOVE INLAND OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN AFTERNOON.
$$


PKZ120-100200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-100200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-100200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-100200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 9 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH ED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 Jun 7, 11:00 PM AKDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 11:00 PM AKDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON
THIS LAST RUN. THEY ARE MORE IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS FROM A
COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. STILL FAVORING THE GFS FOR STRENGTH AND
POSITIONING ON BRISTOL BAY LOW.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY. GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE BUT THE GRADIENT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN TODAY. THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PENN WILL BE ABSORBED INTO
THE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE TROUGH THAT ROTATED
INLAND THU WILL MOVE OFF THE Y-K DELTA COAST AND BROADEN OVER BRISTOL
BAY BEFORE WEAKENING SAT NIGHT AND MOVING INLAND AGAIN. COLD AIR
ALOFT IN THE WEST UNDER THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED
INSTABILITY ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY TODAY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BUT IT
WILL REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY THROUGH THE GAP AREAS. HOWEVER THERE IS LESS
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG
THE GULF COAST THROUGH SAT MORNING WITH EASTERLY FLOW AROUND THE
NORTH PACIFIC LOW.

POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS OVER SW AK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH SETS UP IN THE REGION. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY NEAR DILLINGHAM AND MOVE
NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST BY SAT EVENING INTO THE Y-K DELTA.

A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE ALEUTIANS DRAWING IN MORE LOW CLOUDS BUT
THE SHOWERS SHOULD ABATE UNTIL THE WEEKEND. SO LOOK FOR LOW STRATUS
AND FOG TO BE MAIN CONCERN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE ALEUTIANS EXPECT A WEAK LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO
BRING MORE RAIN LATE THIS WEEKEND BUT THE RIDGE TO THE EAST WILL HOLD
OFF ANY MAJOR ADVANCE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. EXPECT THE SAME
GENERAL PATTERN OVER MAINLAND AK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WEAK
LOWS ROTATING THROUGH THE GULF AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER WE
MIGHT SEE A WARM UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL NEXT WEEK IF MODELS HOLD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120.
FIRE WEATHER...RFW 141.

RNW JUN 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 10:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jun 7, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 7, 11:05 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 8, 2:50 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC17 hr
Jun 8, 9:35 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC10 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.