Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 506, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Jun 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181930 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. UPDATED ZONES 155 160 165 1770 171 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1120 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1120 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1120 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1120 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 1120 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182348 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUN 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SUN JUN 17 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. ALL MODELS HAVE DIFFICULTY RECOGNIZING THE NUMEROUS EMBEDDED MESO LOWS WITHIN THE BROAD THERMAL TROUGH THAT ENCOMPASSES MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THEREFORE FORECASTS OF LOCALIZED WINDS AND CONVECTION MAY DIFFER NOTABLY TODAY FROM THE MODELS SYNOPTIC SOLUTION. .SURFACE FEATURES... WEAK 1018 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SHOULD STRENGTHEN TO ABOUT 1010 MB TOMORROW MORNING ABOUT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE AT ITS STRONGEST TODAY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHEAST BY MIDWEEK WILL SERVE TO CAP THE TROUGH. HOWEVER RESIDUAL CLOUDINESS LEFT OVER FROM SHORT WAVE THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES TODAY FROM CLIMBING AS HIGH AS YESTERDAY. WITH LESS SURFACE HEATING BEING REALIZED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE FURTHER ENCOURAGED TO WEAKEN. FLATTENED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY AMPLIFY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOIST STABLE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. DRY WEAK WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA AND MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND FORECAST... MOST UNSTABLE AIR TODAY WILL BE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY... NORTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. CURRENT SATELLITE ANALYSIS REVEALS SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING OVER MOST OF THESE AREAS AS WELL AS AN ADVANCING CIRRUS SHIELD FROM THE WEST. LOWER AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAX TEMPS EXPECTED TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY DUE TO REDUCED DAYTIME HEATING. CONVECTION LIKELY TO LIMITED TO TCU AND SHOWERS BUT ISOLATED TS STILL POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. STRATUS AND FOG WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING TODAY BUT THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES DUE TO SHARPENING OF THE RIDGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB JUN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 18, 10:39 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jun 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 18, 11:01 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jun 18, 11:17 AM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFC | 5 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.