Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 560, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 2007, 10:40 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2007, 10:40 PM AKDT (06:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 170 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTH EAST OF SAINT PAUL BY SUN NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181618 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 172 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 170 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTH EAST OF SAINT PAUL BY SUN NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181705 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 905 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 UPDATED ZONE 175 AND 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 170 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTH EAST OF SAINT PAUL BY SUN NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 817 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 905 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 905 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 340 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 25 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 12:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN OK AGREEMENT. NAM ATTEMPTS GREATER RESOLUTION OF LOWS IN BERING SEA THAN ACTUALLY EXISTS. GFS PREFERRED DUE TO IT SUPERIOR HANDLING OF BERING SEA LOWS. .UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA SHIFTS SOUTHWARD TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY MORNING. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND MERGE OVER ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED LOW GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EASTWARD. .SURFACE ANALYSIS... WEAK THERMAL TROUGH HOLDS OVER SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALASKA. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG GULF COAST HOLDS THROUGH SATURDAY THEN RECEDES SOUTHEASTWARD SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 994 MB LOW SOUTH OF ALASKA PENINSULA DISSIPATES OVER WESTERN KODIAK ISLAND SAT EVENING. 983 MB LOW NORTHWEST OF ADAK REPOSITIONS ITSELF TO BE NEAR COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS AND DRIFTS WESTWARD BENEATH UPPER LEVEL FEATURE. SMALL 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... WELL DEFINED BAND OF SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND ACROSS KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET. MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS REPORTED AT SEWARD. GENERAL MOVEMENT IS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. UPDATED KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL ZONES ACCORDINGLY. AIRMASS OVER NORTHERN SUSITNA AND COPPER RIVER VALLEYS IS SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TOMORROW. REMNANTS OF OLD FRONT HANGING IN ALONG KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BERING COASTS BUT EXPECTED TO MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS INLAND. POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS TOMORROW AROUND KODIAK ISLAND AS GRADIENT BETWEEN RIDGE ALONG GULF COAST AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING TO THE WESTERN ISLAND TIGHTENS. ALSO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT ON BACKSIDE OF MAIN ALEUTIAN LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... GENERALLY MILD PATTERN PROGGED FOR UPCOMING WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB AUG 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 10:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 18, 2:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 18, 2:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Aug 18, 3:17 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Aug 18, 3:17 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 18, 6:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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