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Gale Warning 562, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 18, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2007, 3:17 AM AKDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2007, 3:17 AM AKDT (11:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
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.  

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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 18, 12:20 AM AKDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 12:20 AM AKDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
520 AM ADT SAT AUG 18 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GFS REMAINS THE MODEL OF CHOICE WITH ITS HANDLING OF THE BERING LOWS
AND ITS AGREEMENT WITH ENSEMBLES. USED THE NEW RUN AS GUIDANCE
THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS...THEN TRENDED TOWARD THE PREVIOUS RUN AS ITS
PERSISTENCE IS POOR ON THE LOW NEARING THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS MOVING SOUTH TOWARD THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS MOVING
EAST AND ABSORBING THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY
ZONE. RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF STRETCHES NORTH OVER THE ALCAN
BORDER AND THEN NORTHEAST TO THE BEAUFORT SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS EXTENDING ITS
OCCLUDED FRONT EAST ACROSS THE AKPEN. A RIDGE IS HOLDING STEADY ALONG
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH SITS OVER THE
INTERIOR. THIS TROUGH AND THE UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY HAS HELPED
SUSTAIN THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND NORTH THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK THIS MORNING THEN
REACH THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST
STRETCHING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL
REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES AGAINST THE RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT
WEEK WILL KEEP THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL AREAS IN A MOSTLY CLOUDY AND
WET REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE CONDITIONS SPREADING
INLAND TOWARDS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IN THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
COASTAL ZONES WILL SEE MORE STEADY RAIN WHEREAS INLAND ZONES WILL SEE
MORE OF A SHOWERY PATTERN.

WESTERN MAINLAND...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH NORTH OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AS A VORTICITY MAX FROM THE UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY SWINGS
NORTH. AS THE FRONT PUSHES NORTH ALONG THE AKPEN...EXPECT GUSTY GAP
WINDS TO BE FUNNELED THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OVER BRISTOL BAY.
MOST OF THE FRONTAL ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO BRISTOL BAY AND
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY AS THE UPPER RIDGE
HOLDS TO THE NORTH. THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOWS LOOK TO REMAIN OVER
THE EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY AREA...THEREFORE EXPECT GENERALLY
CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

BERING/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL
HEAD SOUTH TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND MOVE TOWARD THE BRISTOL
BAY LOW AND MERGE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS IN A RAINY AND CLOUDY REGIME FOR SEVERAL DAYS. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF AND DESCENDING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE
CURRENT CENTRAL BERING LOW TO AFFECT BRISTOL BAY AND THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TODAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A GENERALLY CLOUDY AND SHOWERY PATTERN IS PROGGED FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEK AS THE BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING LOOKS TO HOLD
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 130 160 172 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR AUG 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 10:40 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 17, 10:40 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 18, 2:45 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Aug 18, 2:45 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC32 hr
Aug 18, 3:17 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Aug 18, 6:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC17 hr
Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 18, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.