Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 547, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 5, 2007, 11:00 PM 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
- Aug 5, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061204 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-070200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 061435 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 121 HEADLINE MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-070200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061555 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 121 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-070200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- RESURRECTION BAY 755 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 062038 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-070200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-070200- RESURRECTION BAY 755 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070200- PASSAGE CANAL 1240 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-070200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-070200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 062358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-071400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-071400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-071400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-071400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNINGS. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-071400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE AUG 7 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY THROUGH ABOUT
FRIDAY. DIVERGENCES START TO BECOME NOTICEABLE BY NEXT WEEKEND.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MONSTER RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC CONTINUES TO DRIVE ALL
WEATHER OVER THE TOP INTO ALASKA. UPPER LOW AXIS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO A SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA. JET STREAM STILL FLOWING NORTHWEST INTO ALASKA
BETWEEN THE WESTERN ALASKA LOW AND THE PACIFIC HIGH...BUT IS
BEGINNING TO BUCKLE LEADING TO A SPLIT (SEE NEXT SECTION).
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WESTERN ALASKA UPPER LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS ALASKA TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS WILL COMPLETE THE JET SPLIT BY LATE MONDAY AND THE BERING RIDGE
WILL HOOK UP WITH THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE AND FORM A FULL LATITUDE
RIDGE ALONG ABOUT 160W LONGITUDE BY MID WEEK...A VERY IMPRESSIVE
FEATURE. ANYWAY...BY LATE MONDAY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AS
THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES INTO THE YUKON. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER TOWARD WARMER AND DRIER. WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A SHORT WAVE WILL DROP THROUGH FROM THE NORTH. THIS FEATURE LOOKS
MAINLY DRY IN WHAT BY THIS TIME HAS BECOME NORTH FLOW...BUT IS SHARP
ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY KICK OFF SOME SHOWERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THURSDAY ANY HOPE OF SHOWERS BECOMES EXTREMELY SMALL WITH A LARGE
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MOST OF THE STATE.
PLEASANT AUGUST WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.
THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL SHOW A DRY SUNNY FORECAST FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD AS CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST.
BY THE WEEKEND THE MODELS BEGIN TO STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO HANDLE THE
(POSSIBLE) BREAK DOWN OF THE ALASKAN RIDGE. PAST SEVERAL RUNS OF THE
GFS HAVE BEEN FLIP-FLOPPING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PUSH MOISTURE AND
ENERGY THROUGH THE RIDGE. THE 12Z RUN KEEPS THINGS DRY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. FOR THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FORECAST...WILL STAY DRY AS LACK OF CONFIDENCE LENDS TO KEEPING THE
FORECAST STATUS QUO.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 130 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG AUG 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 6, 2:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 6, 5:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Aug 6, 7:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.