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Gale Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2007, 4:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 4, 2007, 4:50 PM AKST (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050653 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 130 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES ONSHORE FRIDAY MORNING NEAR SITKA. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...WITH LOCAL NE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050659 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 132 140 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES ONSHORE FRIDAY MORNING NEAR SITKA. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...WITH LOCAL NE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050854 AAD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 UPDATED ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES ONSHORE FRIDAY MORNING NEAR SITKA. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 1155 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...WITH LOCAL NE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 755 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 955 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT FRI MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 993 MB AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT EVENING AND THEN MOVE NEAR SITKINAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 3:50 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:50 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THUR JAN 4 2007
.DISCUSSION...NAM/GFS MODEL MSLP LOOK QUITE REASONABLE FOR LOW IN
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. MOST OF THE MOISTURE IN THIS SYSTEM LOOKS
LIKE IT SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL THIS EVENING EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...GFS IS A
BIT SLOWER BUT MSLP ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT.
MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS THE CUTOFF LOW POSITIONED OVER WESTERN
AK. EXPECTING COLD AND CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE WEST OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA AS WELL. EXPECT SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST. SOME MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN TIP OF AK
PEN. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST OTHERWISE
MAINLY COLD AND CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG HIGHLY PROBABLE
IN LOW LYING AREAS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 181 185
MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 170, 171, 172
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120, 121, 130, 132, 150, 165, 185, 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:55 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 5, 12:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 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.