Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 68, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 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. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT INT HE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ATKA. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 070340 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 640 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT INT HE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ATKA. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070839 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 171. 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. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 640 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ATKA. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN THIS MORNING WILL SEND A STRONG WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. AS THE LOW NEAR JAPAN MOVES TO 310 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 958 MB...THE WEATHER FRONT WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 45 KT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 5, 11:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 11:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
415 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007
.DISCUSSION...
..SUMMARY..
A VAST UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW CIRCULATING OVER THE Y-K DELTA AND
STRETCHING FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO THE ALASKA RANGE IS SLOWLY BEGINNING
TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. UNDER AND BEHIND THIS LOW THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
COLD AIR THAT HAS DROPPED TEMPS IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY NEAR -50 THIS
MORNING. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER COOK INLET AND MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE BOWL AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. THE RATIO WAS MEASURED AT 75 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID
EQUIVALENT AT THE WFO. THE CAA IS PROVIDING ADDED LIFT TO THE
SHORTWAVE THAT IS MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN INLET. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
SHOWS MOISTURE MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE CUTOFF LOW. INLET
MOISTURE IS ENHANCING THIS. BY SUN EVENING THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SHOULD
BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH A SFC LOW TO THE EAST AND WILL
LEAVE THE AREA ON MON.
..SOUTHCENTRAL..
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL..WESTERN
KENAI..AND MAT-SU VALLEYS TODAY AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW. VERY COLD TEMPS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TUESDAY. MORNING LOWS IN ANCHORAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAY DROP
INTO THE NEGATIVE 30S WHILE THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY WILL FALL EVEN
LOWER.
..SOUTHWEST MAINLAND..
SNOW SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS WILL FILTER ACROSS THE AREA AS THE
CUT-OFF LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST. VERY COLD TEMPS WILL REMAIN AS A HIGH
BUILDS IN. A CHANGE IS IN STORE TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
BEGINS TO PUSH THE RIDGE OUT AND BRING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND PRECIP.
..ALEUTIANS..
WEAK LOWS MOVING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND EVENTUALLY TOWARD
THE AK PENN TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BRING LOCALIZED GALE FORCE WINDS
AND SNOW. OTHERWISE THE NEXT BIG SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. MODELS ARE STILL A LITTLE UNCERTAIN ON THE EXACT
TIMING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM SO THAT COULD CHANGE 12 HRS EITHER WAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 170 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 141 150
165 179 185
RNW JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:25 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 6, 1:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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