Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 556, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 15, 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
- Aug 15, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 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 152314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 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. PKZ199-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160059 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR ZONE 165 UPDATED ZONE 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 500 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 984 MB THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162018 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 UPDATED ZONES 150 160 AND 165 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 984 MB THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1215 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1215 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1215 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 330 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA DEEPENS TO 981 MB FRI AFTERNOON 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK THEN MOVES TO 200 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI... SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 15, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .ANALYSIS... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE LOWER KENAI PENINSULA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. FARTHER WEST...A LARGE LOW NEAR 50N 160E. THE MAJOR ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOWS ARE POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOWS. IN ADDITION...A LOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WITH A SUPPORTIVE UPPER LEVEL JET/SHORT WAVE TROUGH. THIS IS ADDING SOME WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. THE LOW NEAR THE KENAI IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING CREATING A DECENT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE APKEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS. SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED THEIR THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE THE HIGH MOVES FARTHER EAST AND THE KENAI LOW WEAKENS FURTHER. HOWEVER...THE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR ATKA WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AS IT CROSSES THE CHAIN. THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS... MODELS LOOK AS THOUGH THEY INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING. IN THE SHORT TERM...EURO MODELS VERSUS NORTH AMERICAN MODELS IS THE FORECAST SOLUTION OF THE DAY. ALL MODELS DRIFT THE LOW IN THE KENAI TO THE WESTERN GULF OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS WOULD MEAN A DRYING PERIOD FOR SOUTH CENTRAL. THE DIFFERENCE DEVELOPS AFTER THIS PERIOD. THE EURO MODELS AND PREV RUN OF THE GFS THEN LIFT THE LOW BACK TO THE BERING LOW ACROSS THE AKPEN FRIDAY/SATURDAY. THE CURRENT GFS...NAM...GFS ENSEMBLES...ALONG WITH THE CANADIAN AND THEIR ENSEMBLES PUSH THE LOW TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE GULF TO HOOK UP WITH THE CURRENT LOW NEAR 45N 135W. IN THE MEANTIME...ALL MODELS HAVE THE UPPER LOW NEAR 50N 160E TO MOVE INTO THE BERING NEAR ADAK FRIDAY NIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING FOR THE EURO MODELS AND ALL OTHER WILL KEEP THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH MONDAY. AFTER THIS PERIOD THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO SWING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS NEAR UNALASKA WEDNESDAY. OVERALL...THE EURO MODEL SOLUTION WOULD KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL OPEN TO MORE CLOUDINESS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH THE FARTHER EAST BERING LOW AND THE KENAI LOW MOVING NORTH AND EAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL SOLUTION WOULD MEAN AN EXTENDED DRYING PERIOD FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. FOR THE RECORD...WILL GO WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN MODELS SINCE THE CANADIAN HAS BEEN QUITE CONSISTENT WITH ITS MEMBERS AND THE PREVIOUS GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AGREES AS WELL DESPITE THE 00Z GFS OPERATIONAL RUN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING/ALEUTIANS... A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR ATKA TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE CHAIN THIS EVENING AND DEEPEN TO 985 MB IN THE NORTHERN BERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WITH A SUPPORTIVE SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY AS IT HITS THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND. LITTLE PRECIP TO MAKE ITS WAY PAST THE COAST. THE WINDS WITH THIS LOW INCREASE AS IT DEEPENS TO THE NORTH THURSDAY. THE NORTHERN BERING LOW TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA FRIDAY. THE WESTERN BERING IS SWINGING EAST AT THIS TIME TO ATKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRIDAY AND SETTLE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WITH THIS LOW TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WINDS TO BE STRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA TO END AS THE LOW PULLS INTO THE GULF AND THE HIGH IS ALLOWED INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WITH WARMING AND DRYING TO DOMINATE WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTER THIS EVENING. A FRONT TO MOVE TO THE COAST LATE FRIDAY WITH MODERATE WINDS AND SOME PRECIP JUST ALONG THE COAST. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND. A STRONGER FRONT TO MOVE IN SATURDAY WITH THE LARGE UPPER LOW AND WEAKEN OVER TIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTH CENTRAL... WEAK SURFACE LOW UNDER UPPER LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF WITH THE SURFACE LOW DISSIPATING OVER THE NEXT DAY. THE SHOWERS WILL THEN BE ON THE DOWNSWING THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOME SHOWERS TO REMAIN AROUND THE COAST THROUGH TOMORROW...BUT A DRYING TREND TO MOVE IN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL STAY OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A RIDGE ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE MAINLAND IN A BLOCKING PATTERN FOR LATE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP SYSTEMS CONFINED TO THE BERING AND KEEP MOST OF THE MAINLAND IN A CALM WEATHER PATTERN. THE FLOW OPENS UP FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR MORE CLOUDINESS AND POSSIBLE SHOWERS. SHOWERS AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN AUG 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 10:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Aug 15, 4:42 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Aug 15, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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