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Gale Warning 62, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 5, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2007, 2:17 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 5, 2007, 2:17 AM AKST (11:17 UTC)
Expired
Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051616 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 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.

PKZ199-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
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 SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL MOVE ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT
ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT ON
THE BERING SIDE. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 060023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 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.

PKZ199-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 998 MB LOW 60 NM
SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH  OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUN. A WEAK RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA  AND ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT
AND SUN.

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007


.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007


.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 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, 11:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007

.DISCUSSION...

..SUMMARY..
THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND INTO THE GULF. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LOW ARE
PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG THE AK PENN IN BLOWING SNOW.

..MODELS..
ALL MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT RUN. HOWEVER UKMET AND
GFS ARE PREFERRED PAST 24 HRS. NAM IS THE OUTLIER.

..SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA..
A LOW OFF OF YAKUTAT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS EAST OF
CORDOVA AND INTO THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL POLAR
LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH IS MOVING OVERHEAD BRINGING STRONG CAA
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL AND CAA DENSE
FOG AND STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR ALONG THE WESTERN KENAI
AND INTO THE MAT-SU VALLEY.

..SOUTHWEST MAINLAND..
VERY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS AREAS OF STRATUS AND
FOG.

..ALEUTIANS AND AK PENN..
A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL BRING MORE PRECIP TO THE ALEUTIANS THIS
WEEKEND. THE MAIN CONCERN IS STILL THE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF COLD
BAY. THIS IS BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS BEHIND IT WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE AK PENN PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 155 172
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 150 160
                              165 179 185

RNW JAN 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 4:50 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Jan 4, 4:50 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC61 hr
Jan 4, 4:55 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Jan 4, 4:55 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC18 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC18 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC55 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC43 hr
Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 5, 11:30 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC43 hr
Jan 5, 12:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC11 hr
Jan 5, 2:10 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC21 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.