Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 542, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 2007, 4:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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
- Aug 4, 2007, 4:25 AM AKDT (12:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041726 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 AND 165. 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. PKZ199-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT AT 1003 MB AND THEN INTO EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 042340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050039 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 439 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 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. PKZ199-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 439 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051104 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ON SUNDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW 330 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 4, 1:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 600 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH AN UPPER RIDGE STRADDLING THE CANADIAN BORDER. VORT MAXES LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA, THE SOUTHERN GULF, SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS, AND A WEAK ONE NEAR SHEMYA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BUT LOSING ITS HOLD AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING TRIPLE POINT LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT NOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. A 996 MB LOW NEAR ADAK THIS MORNING MOVING RAPIDLY INTO THE BERING SEA...WILL BE MOVING INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... ALL MODELS IN GREAT AGREEMENT AND SHOWING VAST IMPROVEMENT IN RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. NAM HAS COME INTO LINE WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF WITH THE UKMET BEING THE OUTLIER. STILL BELIEVE THE NAM IS UNDER DOING THE QPF IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS ALTHOUGH THE GFS SEEMS TO BE AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM...SO A 50/50 BLEND WILL WORK OUT NICELY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...WET FORECAST VERIFYING THIS MORNING. PLENTY OF MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE MORNING BECOMING A STEADY LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND SOUTHEASTERLY WIND AT THE LOWER LEVELS RELAXES A BIT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING A 120 KT JET MAXIMUM MOVING OVERHEAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON ENHANCING THE PRECIP THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MODELS IN GREAT AGREEMENT THAT THE UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUILDING THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA...AND TURNING THE FLOW ALOFT TO NORTHWESTERLY. AFTER AN INITIAL SHORT WAVE OR TWO...EXPECTING MUCH IMPROVED WEATHER MID WEEK WITH DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FORECAST... A SERIES OF VORT MAXES BRINGING THE AREA PLENTY OF RAIN. RELIEF WILL COME IN THE FORM OF THE UPPER LOW SWINGING EAST AND AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE COAST ON MONDAY. BESIDES COASTAL FOG...BELIEVE THIS WILL ALLOW SKIES TO CLEAR OUT AND SOME MUCH DESERVED NICE WEATHER WILL ENSUE BY MID WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN FORECAST... SOME GALE FORCE WINDS...MAINLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...THIS MORNING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AFTER THE 996 MB LOW MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH TOWARD THE NORTON SOUND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD. LOW STRATUS AND FOG WILL ONCE AGAIN REIGN ACROSS THE BERING SEA. A LARGE LOW AND STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED RIDGE WILL PREVENT THE FRONT FROM PROGRESSING TOO FAR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 170. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB AUG 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 4, 11:39 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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