Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 648, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ197-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL RECEDE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY WED MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. WIND SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS TOWARD THE ENTRANCE OF THE BAY. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 182318 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1003 MB BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY WED. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP A SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WED THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO SE 35 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST HINCHINBROOK ISLAND AND EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT MON SEP 17 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...A VERY INTENSE WIDE-REACHING LOW IN THE SW BERING
SEA WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE GFS
INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING WITH THE LOW AND HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT WITH ITS INTENSITY AND TRACK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...PLENTY OF GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING AS THE LOW SLOWLY TRACKS NE TOWARD ST. MATTHEW
ISLAND BY WED MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 187 STILL LOOKS
REACHABLE AS A JET STREAK ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AS THE LOW
CROSSES THE CHAIN WEST OF ADAK. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND AK PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT
PASSES BY. WARNING LEVELS WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED BUT GUSTS TO NEAR
60 MPH THROUGH N-S ORIENTED GAPS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW WAVES TO STACK UP
LEADING TO A POTENTIAL BEACH EROSION ISSUE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY AND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR WED
AS STORM SURGE MODELS INDICATE TIDES OF 2 FT OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND PLENTY OF SHOWERS WILL BE THE RULE BEHIND
THE LOW FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
WHILE SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BASK IN PLENTY OF RAIN.
FURTHER EAST...THE FRONT FROM THE LOW IN THE BERING WILL APPROACH
KODIAK ISLAND LATER TONIGHT REACHING THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST LATE TUE.
PLENTY OF WIND CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH E-W GAPS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TUE EVENING AS
BOTH THE GFS AND NAM HINT AT A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT
TIGHTENING THE GRADIENT EVEN FURTHER. THIS COUPLED WITH A JET STREAK
AND SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING BY SHOULD RESULT IN WINDS THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM UP TO 65 MPH. WARNING LEVEL WINDS
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED HOWEVER DUE TO THE PARENT LOW BEING SO FAR WEST.
THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON WED AS THE FLOW
TURNS MORE WSW.
RAIN COULD BE HEAVY ALONG THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL
LOCATIONS BUT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED AS THE STEERING FLOW
JUST DOESNT SLOW DOWN. STEADY PRECIP WILL LINGER LONGEST IN EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS A WEAK LOW WILL
REMAIN ENTRENCHED NEAR YAKUTAT ENHANCING UPSLOPE FLOW. A SHOWERY
REGIME WILL REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PARADE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE WITH FRONTS OCCASIONALLY BRUSHING
SOUTHCENTRAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
MARINE...GALE 120 155 160 165 180 170 171 185 179 175 176.
STORM 175 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAIn the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 17, 6:34 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1134 PM ADT MON SEP 17 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM WATER SPOUT 44 ENE AMCHITKA 51.90N 178.00W
09/17/2007 AK SHIP
SEVERAL WATERSPOUTS WERE SEEN OFF THE NORTHWEST SHORE OF
KANAGA ISLAND. REPORT CAME FROM THE TUG SIDNEY FOSS.
WINDS AT THE TIME WERE SE 45 GUSTING TO 90 MPH IN
WILLIWAWS. REPORT RELAYED VIA WSO KODIAK.
&&
DGVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 10:55 PM AKDT | Special Marine Warning | AFC | 65 min | |
| Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 18, 12:16 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:40 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.