Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 526, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 29, 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 29, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 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 292320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 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. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 250 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. S WIND 15 KT EST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ADAK. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY ... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 301128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING TODAY... THEN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301923 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING TODAY... THEN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1120 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 500 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE WED. A FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING TUE AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST WED. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE EVENING AND MOVE TO 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 205 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON JUL 30 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 29, 7:15 AM AKDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 7:15 AM AKDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1215 PM ADT SUN JUL 29 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A SLOW PROGRESSION IN UPPER PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY AS UPPER LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS DRIFTS ONSHORE AND AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA DRIFTS SOUTHWARD. NORTHEAST WINDS (AROUND QUEEN CHARLOTTE LOW) CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. FLOW ACROSS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS HAS HELPED FORM A WEAK SURFACE CIRCULATION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND(AS SEEN IN VISIBLE SATELLITE). THIS IN TURN HAS PUSHED FOG AND STRATUS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND CORDOVA. LOOKS LIKE STRATUS WILL HANG IN THIS REGION THROUGH THE DAY. A VERY WEAK RIDGE AXIS LIES BETWEEN THE TOW UPPER LOWS FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO ANCHORAGE AND THE WESTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS REGION. SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS DOMINATED BY STRATUS AND FOG UNDER PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. LOW CLOUDS HAVE EVEN MADE THERE WAY INLAND TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS ARE INCREASING AS SEWARD PENINSULA LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD. BETHEL RADAR ALSO SHOWS A FEW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE DELTA TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. HEADING WEST THERE IS A MAJOR UPPER CLOSED LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A WEAK REFLECTION AT THE SURFACE. UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING AHEAD OF THIS LOW IS IT TRACKS SLOWLY EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS LOTS OF FOG AND STRATUS ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS/AKPENN WITH A FEW AREAS OF SHOWERS BEING GENERATED BY WEAK VORT-MAXES EMBEDDED IN WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD A BIT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY AS UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA SINKS SOUTHWARD. HOWEVER... THE RIDGE WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAP CONVECTION. 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY CAN EXPECT AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WITH EXTREMELY LIGHT STEERING WINDS STORM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE. THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY EASTWARD...SO FOR KENAI TO SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR A LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP. THIS WILL KEEP CONVECTION LIMITED TO ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY AS SHORT-WAVES DROP INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO COOK INLET...BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THIS REGION...SO THERE IS NO STRATUS TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE SHORT-TERM. THIS WILL INCREASE MID TO UPPER MOISTURE AND BRING A FEW MORE CLOUDS. SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE AIR OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ADVECTING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL....BUT STILL NO MAJOR ORGANIZED PRECIP. BY WEDNESDAY OCCLUDED FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THREATEN KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET CORRDIOR WITH RAIN. LIKE THE UPPER LEVELS...CHANGES WILL OCCUR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AT THE SURFACE. THERMAL TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM YUKON TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT WESTWARD TO COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE WESTERLIES THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PASSAGE CANAL TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST. GUSTY WESTERLIES WILL CONTINUE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AKPENN. ENOUGH EASTERLY FLOW MAY DEVELOP TO KEEP FOG OUT OF CORDOVA...BUT WITH GENERALLY WEAK BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW AND RIDGING ALOFT STRATUS AND FOG WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE GULF (UNDERNEATH BUILDING UPPER RIDGE) THROUGH TUESDAY...COMPLETELY ERODING THE THERMAL TROUGH. TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AND APPROACH STRONG WIND CATEGORY (45 MPH) BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PROVIDE INCREASING SHOWERS AS WEAK UPPER WAVES ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW TO THE NORTH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WHERE THERE STILL MAY BE SOME SUN. NONE OF THESE UPPER WAVES LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE...SO SHOWER COVERAGE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO SCATTERED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST BRINGING MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN TO THE COAST AND SHOWERS INLAND. STRATUS AND FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS ALONG FRONT SHOULD IMPROVE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN AKPENN...THE IMPENDING LOW AND FRONT WILL HELP STIR UP THE STAGNANT AIR MASS CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING SEA AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FRONT WILL BRING THE STRONGEST WINDS IN QUITE A WHILE...WITH HIGH SMALL CRAFT TO MIN GALES EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND MIN SMALL CRAFT AS THE FRONT HEADS TO THE EASTERN BERING ON WEDNESDAY. EVERYWHERE SHOULD GET A DECENT PERIOD OF RAIN WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE IN DETAILS OF EVOLUTION OF BERING SEA LOW. HOWEVER...THE BOTTOM LINE IS A MEAN TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE BERING FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE PROVIDING UNSETTLED WEATHER OUT WEST. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE DETERMINING POSITIONS AND STRENGTH OF UPPER RIDGE OVER GULF OF ALASKA INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND HOW MUCH OF MOISTURE/LIFT WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ITS WAY IN. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE KODIAK ISLAND TO COOK INLET CORRIDOR WILL SEE SOME MOISTURE ADVECT IN AT WEEKS END WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIP...BUT NOTHING MAJOR. BY THE WEEKEND MODEL HINTS RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED EASTWARD INTO CANADA WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIP FOR SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JUL 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 29, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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