Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2007, 1:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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
- Jan 3, 2007, 1:50 AM AKST (10:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031603 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 125 129 130 138 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER VALDEZ WED AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 972 MB. A 977 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. CAPE CLEARE W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT AND SUBSIDING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. KALGIN ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 650 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. A 980 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 973 MB EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT.. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040024 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 CORRECTED AREA 140 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. A 980 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 973 MB EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT.. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER EARLY FRI MORNING. A 966 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT AT 996 MB. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 2, 11:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 11:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 AM AST WED JAN 3 2007
.DISCUSSION...MODEL TRENDS ARE SIMILAR THIS MORNING. HOWEVER LEANING
MORE TOWARD A CONSENSUS SOLUTION ON THE DETAILS OF THE LOW IN THE
GULF. ALL MODELS PLACE THE LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MID
MORNING BUT EXACT PLACEMENT IS IN QUESTION. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH JUST
EAST OF HINCHINBROOK WHICH WILL KEEP THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE IN
PLACE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS SHOWING GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST
WITH GFS COMING INTO LINE WITH THE NAM ON A QUICKER EASTWARD TRACK.
STRONG CAA ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR INTO SOUTHWESTERN AK. THIS WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WED. COLD AIR SPREADS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. THIS WILL TEND TO SETUP A NEAR
ZONAL FLOW UP ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND PUSH STORM TRACK FARTHER
SOUTH.
IN THE EAST..BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA..ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. STILL
ANTICIPATING ADVISORY LEVEL AMOUNTS AS UPPER LEVELS ARE VERY MOIST.
THIS IS BRINGING RATIOS DOWN TO 10 TO 1. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH
LATE EVENING SHUTTING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH.
IN THE WEST..STORM FORCE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
EASTWARD BUT REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW TO A MINIMUM. HOWEVER BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH COLD NW FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. TRIPLE
POINT ON ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN AND
IS CARRIED RAPIDLY EAST UNDER STRONG UPPER JET. WOULD THEN EXPECT
FRONT TO ELONGATE E-SE AND BRUNT OF REMAINING PRECIP TO BE CARRIED
SOUTH OF AK PEN WED NIGHT/THU.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 191
BLIZZARD WATCH 187
MARINE...STORM 172 175
GALE 120 121 130 132 150 155 170 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 160
165 179 185
RNW JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 2, 11:43 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 3, 2:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:40 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:39 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:11 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:11 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:40 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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