Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 635, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 10, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Sep 10, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2007, 10:37 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 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. PKZ199-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 260 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 170 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THIS AFTERNOON AT 973 MB THEN TRACK TO NEAR GAMBELL ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-120200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-120200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-120200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-120200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 17 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. N WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-120200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 112300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 280 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE BERING STRAIT THU. $$ PKZ150-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-121400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-121400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-121400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-121400- UNALASKA BAY 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-121400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-121400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 300 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 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. PKZ199-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-130200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-130200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-130200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT...HIGHEST BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-130200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ATKA BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-130200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 122310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 310 PM ADT WED SEP 12 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING 998 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT AT 994 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 337 AM ADT THU SEP 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 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 Sep 10, 8:40 AM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 8:40 AM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
140 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WEATHER MAKER THIS MORNING IS A STRONG
LOW THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LAST NIGHT AND THIS
CENTRAL BERING THIS MORNING TO ABOUT 57N 175W WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 970 MB. STORM FORCE WINDS WERE OBSERVED ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TO THE PRIBILOFS. THIS FRONT HAS NOW CROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND IS RIGHT
OVER DUTCH HARBOR...TRACKING EASTWARD. THE OLD VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
THAT HAD BEEN SPINNING OVER THE BERING NORTH AND WEST OF THE CURRENT
LOW HAS SLOWLY DISSIPATED THIS MORNING AND IS BERING ABSORBED INTO
THE CIRCULATION OF THE NEW LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. THERE IS A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SOUTHWEST OF THIS WEAKENING LOW RESULTING IN
35 TO 40 KT NORTHWESTERLIES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
ALOFT AND A BIT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HERE IS A STRONG UPPER JET HEADED
SOUTHEASTWARD AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE TROUGH AND BACK NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT AXIS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY
CLASSICAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE WITH DRY SLOT RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT
FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS. THE OCCLUSION HAS ALSO WRAPPED FULLY AROUND
THE LOW CENTER. THE JET HAS HELPED TO AMPLIFY THE UPPER TROUGH OVER
THE BERING AND BUILD A RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE FRONT/UPPER
SHORT-WAVES THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ARE
NOW BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION INTO CANADA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
THERE IS STILL SOME RAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COPPER BASIN
ZONE. OTHERWISE...SKIES HAVE BEEN CLEARING FROM THE WEST. AS SKIES
CLEARED FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING FOG AND STRATUS QUICKLY
FORMED...ESPECIALLY IN COOK INLET AND OTHER COASTAL AREAS. THIS IS
SLOWLY BREAKING UP AND WILL RESULT IN A MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON FOR
MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHOW GENERALLY GOOD
CONSISTENCY WITH EVOLUTION OF BERING SEA SYSTEM. GFS IS AN OUTLIER
IN DEPICTING A STRONG SHORT-WAVE SPINNING OUT FROM NEAR THE LOW
CENTER TUESDAY NIGHT AND TRACKING TO SOUTHCENTRAL LATE WEDNESDAY...SO
HAVE DISCOUNTED FOR NOW. THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF NEXT SYSTEM PROGGED TO TRACK SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AND CURVE NORTHWARD FRIDAY WITH DIFFERENCES AMONG MODELS
AND LARGE SPREAD IN GFS ENSEMBLE. THEREFORE...HAVE DECIDED TO STICK
WITH CURRENT FORECAST FOR NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT MORE STRATUS/FOG TO FORM TONIGHT UNDER
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND RIDGING ALOFT. FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF WILL BEGIN TO SEE HIGH CLOUDS MOVE IN
OVERNIGHT AND A LITTLE BIT OF A SURFACE GRADIENT TOWARD MORNING...SO
EXTENT OF FOG MAY BE LIMITED A BIT. EASTERN SECTIONS...INCLUDING THE
COPPER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...STILL HAVE PLENTY OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND WILL RADIATE EFFICIENTLY WITH CALM TO LIGHT WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES...SO EXPECT FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FOG TO DEVELOP...LIKELY
DENSE IN SOME AREAS. CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL AS WE HEAD THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH BERING
FRONT TRACKING TO THE WESTERN GULF BY TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH STRONG JET
OUT WEST PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY TO THE POINT THAT FRONTAL
PROGRESSION WILL SLOW A BIT AND UPPER THROUGH AXIS WILL LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
MEAN FLOW WILL INITIALLY BE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...MEANING LEE SIDE OF THE COASTAL RANGE WILL SEE MUCH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF RAIN. AS THE UPPER TROUGH COMES THROUGH THE FLOW
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST PROVIDING MANY OF THESE AREAS WITH MORE
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL PRODUCE THE NORMAL EASTERLY GAP WINDS. WITH GOOD MODEL
CONSISTENCY IN THIS GRADIENT...WINDS WILL BE INCREASED WITH THE NEW
FORECAST PACKAGE FOR THE TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. BROAD
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT EMBEDDED WITH SHORT-WAVES WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY PROVIDING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT JUST OFF THE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA COAST AND THEN THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD GALES WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO STRONG LOW WHICH WILL SIT
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE GREATLY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS OFF
TO THE BERING STRAIT. EXPECT PRECIP CONCENTRATED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
AND VICINITY OF THE LOW WITH SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. SIMILAR TO
SOUTHCENTRAL...THERE WILL BE SOME DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...BUT
FLOW WILL SHIFT WEDNESDAY AS UPPER TROUGH AXIS SWINGS NORTHWARD...SO
WIDESPREAD RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED
PERIOD WHERE MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT. HOWEVER...WE CONTINUE TO LOOK
FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF PATTERN CHANGE AS MEAN TROUGH SHIFTS TO GULF
WITH SOME RIDGING OVER THE BERING. GFS INDICATES THIS RIDGE WILL
BE A LOT FLATTER THAN IT INDICATED IN PAST RUNS...LEAVING BERING
REGION OPEN TO STORMS BE BLOWN IN BY THE WESTERLIES. GENERAL TREND
FOR THE END OF WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...WET ALONG GULF COAST WITH
SHOWERS INLAND OVER SOUTHERN MAINLAND. DRIER OUT WEST WITH NO MAJOR
STORMS CURRENTLY IN SITE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 160 180. GALES 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 175
176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 10, 11:51 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:24 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 11, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 11, 10:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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