Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 520, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Jul 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 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. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND MON NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AS A 1005 MB LOW TUE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. A 1005 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AS A 998 MB LOW TUE AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 171156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR NIKOLSKI AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB TUE EVENING 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1002 MB WED NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT NEAR ADAK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171449 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 170 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR NIKOLSKI AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB TUE EVENING 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1002 MB WED NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 650 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT NEAR ADAK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171947 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 UPDATED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR NIKOLSKI AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB TUE EVENING 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1002 MB WED NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1145 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 650 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE TO 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT NEAR ADAK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 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. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS EAST THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BUILD EAST AND EXTEND TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THU AFTERNOON. THE 1002 MB LOW AT 54N 159W WILL BE A 999 MB LOW AT 56N 154W WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AT 53N 151W THU AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 1200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 994 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREA OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 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 Jul 16, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT MON JUL 16 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN AK THIS MORNING EXTENDS SOUTHWEST TO THE KUSKOKWIM. UPPER LOWS ARE ALSO SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND POKING TOWARD SE AK. UPPER RIDGES PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND THE NORTH GULF COAST. AT THE SURFACE...RIDGES ARE OVER THE BERING AND SW AK...WITH A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND A LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS AGREE THAT A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN PROGRESS...WITH THE SURFACE HIGH MIGRATING INTO THE BERING AND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW HEADING TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPEN. WHILE THAT IS OCCURRING...AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND POSSIBLY A BIT FARTHER. THIS WILL THEN LOSE INFLUENCE AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. FORECASTS ONCE AGAIN LEAN HEAVILY ON THE GFS WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE A REASONABLE HANDLE ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ELEMENTS...IN PARTICULAR BRINGING THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW AS FAR NORTH AS THE WESTERN AK PEN BEFORE IT DIVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF. SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...THE INITIAL LOW BRINGS RAIN AND SMALL CRAFT WIND TO THE ALEUTIANS TODAY...AND THEN AS AN INTENSIFYING WAVE MOVES PAST THE INITIAL LOW TONIGHT...GALES WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ISLANDS AND THE AKPEN THROUGH TUE. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE AREA THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE BERING...IMPEDING THE NORTHWARD PROGRESS OF THE NEXT LOW. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN AND GALES MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CHAIN THU NIGHT AND FRI. OVER SW AK...THE SOUTHWESTERN EXTENSION OF THE UPPER LOW MAY TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EXTENSION THEN CUTS OFF OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND MAY HELP A FEW MORE SHOWERS DEVELOP OVER MOUNTAINS TUE. BY WED THE BERING-ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS LASTING AT LEAST UNTIL THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF THU. MOUNTAINS WILL BE THE FOCUS OF MORE SHOWERS FRI. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RESIDUAL OVERNIGHT CLOUDS SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE APPROACH OF THE EASTERLY WAVE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY SLOW TO ALLOW ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL GIVE WAY TO RAIN TUE IN THAT AREA WITH MOUNTAIN SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. THE WAVE AND ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL REACH THE TALKEETNAS TUE NIGHT. AT THAT POINT THE FLOW BEGINS TO BE DOMINATED BY THE BERING-ALEUTIAN LOW AND THE RIDGING AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WILL DRY THINGS OUT EXCEPT ALONG MOUNTAINS AND IN PARTICULAR THE WRANGELLS THROUGH FRI. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LITTLE CHANGE OUT WEST AS THE LOW REMAINS NEAR THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WAVE DIVING DOWN THE WEST COAST BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL TROUGH SETS UP NEAR THE ALCAN FOR WEEKEND AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...AND ALONG THE AK RANGE AND TALKEETNAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 165 FIRE WEATHER... DS JUL 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 16, 5:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jul 16, 5:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jul 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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