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Gale Warning 676, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 28, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2007, 2:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2007, 2:15 AM AKDT (10:15 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281515 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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.

PKZ197-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF
TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO
THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA
SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
 
$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282015 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125

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.

PKZ197-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF
TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO
THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA
SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
 
$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282354 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

CORRECT ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW WITHIN 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON THEN INLAND
NEAR VICTORIA ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND
SUN AFTERNOON AS WELL.

$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND EAST...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290349 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
748 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

UPDATED ZONE 138.

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.

PKZ197-291400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW WITHIN 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON THEN INLAND
NEAR VICTORIA ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND
SUN AFTERNOON AS WELL.

$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND EAST...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
748 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE
STRAIT. WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-300200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 225 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB SAT
EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SITKA. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE
SUN AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. A WEATHER FRONT
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND
ACROSS THE GULF SUN WHILE A 988 MB LOW FORMS 175 NM EAST OF KODIAK
CITY SUN EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 29 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 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 28, 1:40 AM AKDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 1:40 AM AKDT, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
640 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE MATURE LOW THAT HAS BEEN
MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS NOW
CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 979 MB. THE OCCLUDED FRONT
RUNS ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AT 12Z AND
THEN SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. RADAR SHOWS SWATH OF
RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND UP COOK INLET ALONG WITH ANOTHER BAND MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. IR IMAGERY SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS
OVERSPREADING MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. BEHIND
THE FRONT...A BROAD AREA OF SHOWER ACTIVITY IS VISIBLE BACK AROUND
THE LOW CENTER ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE EASTERN BERING WITH GALE
FORCE WINDS PICKING UP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. FARTHER WEST...CLOUD COVER IS
SPREADING NORTH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN ADVANCE OF
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY CENTERED IN THE SEA OF
OKHOTSK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 12Z ON
WEDNESDAY. AGREEMENT...ALONG WITH RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IS SUCH THAT
FEW MAJOR CHANGES TO THE GRIDS ARE NECESSARY THIS MORNING. AFTER 120
HOURS DIFFERENCES START TO SHOW UP BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND THE GFS IN
THE HANDLING OF A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
THE GFS KEEPS THIS LOW WEAK AND SKIRTS IT EAST JUST TO THE SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY WHILE THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A POWERFUL LOW
THAT DRIVES NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE
IN THE WEST DURING THE LONG TERM FORECAST IS FURTHER ERODED BY THE
VERY LARGE SPREAD IN THE GFS ENSEMBLE. AS SUCH...THE EXTENDED GRIDS
ARE ALSO BEING LEFT FOR THE MOST PART UNTOUCHED UNTIL THE MODELS CAN
BETTER SETTLE ON A FIRMER SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SPREADING ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI
AND NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA
RANGE WHILE THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY SHOULD SEE ENOUGH
DOWNSLOPING THAT PRECIP WILL BE LIMITED TO THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT
SHOWER. WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THOUGH BREEZY WINDS SHOULD
STAY OUT OF ANCHORAGE FOR THE MOST PART AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT SHOULD BE ORIENTED DOWN COOK INLET...CHANNELING FLOW AWAY
FROM THE CITY. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MATANUSKA RIVER
THOUGH AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. IN ADDITION...THE ORIENTATION OF
THE FRONT SHOULD PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BARRIER JET SOUTH
AND EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THAT COULD BRING WINDS UP TO 45 KT
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION
SHOULD SLOWLY DIE DOWN BY SAT MORNING AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES AND THE
PARENT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE AND AWAY
FROM THE REGION. RAIN LINGERS ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND SHOULD DISSIPATE SATURDAY AS THE FRONT
DISINTEGRATES. SATURDAY SHOULD SEE A BREAK IN THE ACTION AS A WEAK
RIDGE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD RETURN
SATURDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA AND REMAIN
THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS A LARGE UPPER LOW TRAVERSES THE STATE
THROUGH MID-WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING
MOVES ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY COAST TODAY AND INTO THE GULF TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INTO TOMORROW AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH
FOLLOWED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT DROPS DOWN OUT OF THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. THIS SHORTWAVE AND THE COLDER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
IT WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. THE NEXT BIG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING RAIN AND GALES TODAY. THIS FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE BERING QUICKLY...BEING PROPELLED BY A 160+ KT JET STREAK
ALOFT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY. WESTERLY GALES WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING IN THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE
FRONT...IN COMBINATION WITH A TIGHTENED GRADIENT BETWEEN THE PARENT
LOW IN THE BERING A STRONG HIGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF MAINLAND SW AK
LATE SAT NIGHT AND WILL BRING RAIN TO THE COASTAL REGIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY. SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAIN IN THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
AS THERE MAY BE ENOUGH COLD AIR LINGERING IN THE REGION ALONG WITH
NEAR FREEZING DEWPOINTS TO ALLOW FOR SNOW...THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY BE NEGLIGIBLE IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. BY MONDAY THE LOW AS OVER
MAINLAND SW AK BRINGING MORE SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BE FOUND
ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AS WELL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS A
SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WORKS THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SHOWERY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
STATE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH ACTIVITY GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY
AS THE BROAD UPPER LOW TRANSLATES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF
AND DOWN THE PACIFIC COAST TOWARDS WASHINGTON. NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A COOLING TREND TO MAINLAND ALASKA
INCLUDING SOUTHCENTRAL BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE DRY NORTHERLY
FLOW SHOULD RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR NOW THOUGH.
THE BERING SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER AFTER THE PASSAGE
OF THE STORM SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.
HOWEVER AS DISCUSSED EARLIER...THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY IN
THE MODELS ACROSS THIS AREA TOWARDS NEXT WEEK AND THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM COULD MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE
BERING BY THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179
                      180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

WOOD SEP 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 27, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Sep 28, 4:49 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 28, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 28, 2:48 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 hr

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Sources

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