Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 714, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 31 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
- Oct 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2007, 6:15 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 032358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT ABOUT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO 75 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT THIS EVENING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 041153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT FROM THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SAT AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 59 EAST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER WINDS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. RAIN. .FRI...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050201 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 605 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 CORRECTION TO 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SAT AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 EAST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER WINDS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. RAIN. .FRI...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050403 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 129 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SAT AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 800 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 EAST OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER WINDS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. RAIN. .FRI...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050722 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1115 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 UPDATE ZONES 120 AND 130 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SAT AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1115 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WEST WINDS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 14 FT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1115 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. RAIN. .FRI...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 3, 8:25 AM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 8:25 AM AKDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
125 PM ADT WED OCT 3 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN
BERING IS AIDING IN THE STRENGTHENING OF A SURFACE LOW WHICH IS
CROSSING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. MODELS INDICATE MAX
GALE TO MIN STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE FRONT. HOWEVER...THERE ARE
NO OBS AVAILABLE TO VERIFY THAT. TO THE EAST IS A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THEN ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A STRONG UPPER JET WITH MAX AROUND
170 KT EXTENDS FROM THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AXIS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE AKPENN INTO THE PACIFIC. 140 TO 145 KT OBSERVED IN SAINT PAUL
AND COLD BAYS MORNING SOUNDINGS. THE UPPER JET IS CONTRIBUTING TO
STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE THROUGH THE AKPENN AND KODIAK ISLAND
WATERS INTO THE GULF. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AS EVERYTHING
PROGRESSES EASTWARD. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS ALSO DROPPING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO FILTER
SOUTHWARD. THE COLD ADVECTION IS CONTRIBUTING TO GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS...PASSAGE CANAL...AND
RESURRECTION BAY. THERE ARE ALSO SOME UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE WITH SNOW BEING REPORTED NORTH OF CANTWELL AND IN
PUNTILLA. THE SOUTHWARD PROGRESS OF THE TROUGH HAS SLOWED AS THE
BERING RIDGE NUDGES EASTWARD SO COLD ADVECTION WILL BE COMING TO
A HALT BY LATER TODAY. WITH THE ADVECTION OF A MORE STABLE AIRMASS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND HAS CLEARED OUT THIS MORNING WITH JUST
A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND IN UPSLOPE AREAS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH THE INITIAL
SYNOPTIC POSITIONS. THERE ARE STILL DIFFERENCES IN TRACKING OF THE
ALEUTIAN LOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND INTO THE GULF AS WELL AS
WITH THE EVOLUTION OF TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT FORMS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND.
HOWEVER...THE SOLUTIONS ARE MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THEY HAVE
BEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE TRACK OF THE MAIN LOW IS VERY
SIMILAR...BUT THE SPEED DIFFERS WITH THE ECMWF THE FASTEST...NAM
THE SLOWEST...AND UKMET/GFS IN BETWEEN. GFS ACTUALLY SHOWS VERY
GOOD CONSISTENCY ON THE LAST TWO SYNOPTIC RUNS AND UKMET MATCHES UP
ALMOST EXACTLY SO WILL GO WITH THIS SOLUTION. ALL OF THESE
OPERATIONAL MODELS INDICATE TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND
TRACK FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE NORTHEAST GULF. CONTRADICTORY TO
THIS IS THE GFS ENSEMBLE WITH MOST MEMBER AND THE ENSEMBLE MEAN
TRACKING A WEAKER TRIPLE POINT LOW NORTHWARD TO COOK INLET. WITH
PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVELS AND A DECENT JET THE OPERATIONAL SOLUTION
IS PREFERRED. WILL AGAIN GO WITH THE GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPENN...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD. WITH ADDITIONAL SHORT-WAVES
BACK TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
ARCTIC AIR. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOT OF WARM AND JUICY AIR BEING
PUMPED UP FROM THE TROPICS AHEAD OF THE LOW...SO THERE WILL BE A
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE COLD FRONT.
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE
FRONT. THE SYSTEM WILL FULLY OCCLUDE BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE THE
TRIPLE POINT AND WARM/COLD FRONT ARE PUSHED QUICKLY OFF TO THE EAST.
AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST ON FRIDAY ANOTHER
SHORT-WAVE WILL DROP OUT OF RUSSIA AND HELP BUILD A RIDGE OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW ARCTIC AIR TO
BE PULLED DOWN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL
TO EASTERN BERING. WITH COLD AIR MOVING OVER WARM WATERS EXPECT
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING/SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE...AND AKPENN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS
MAY CONTAIN SNOW OR ICE PELLETS IN NORTHERN AREAS. THE SHORT-WAVE
THAT DROPS OUT OF RUSSIA FRIDAY WILL VERY QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS THE
BERING SEA SATURDAY AND AKPENN SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER FLOW
REMAINS PROGRESSIVE.
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE
KODIAK AND GULF WATERS TONIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. COLD ADVECTION WILL ALSO COME TO A HALT AS UPPER TROUGH
DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND IS STOPPED NORTH OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...DIMINISHING WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS
WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM TEMPS AT OR BELOW THIS MORNINGS TEMPS. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY WITH PRECIPITATION NOT FAR BEHIND. BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT OF WARM AIR BEING PUMPED NORTHWARD OVER THE REGION
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. THE EXCEPTION
MAY BE INLAND LOCATIONS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHEN PRECIPITATION
REACHES THOSE AREAS LATE THURSDAY. AS MAIN LOW AND TRIPLE POINT LOW
TRACK THROUGH THE REGION THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS ALL LOCATIONS WILL
SEE SOME PRECIP AS FLOW SHIFTS AROUND TO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS
THE MAIN LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BE USHERED SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE
SYSTEM SETTING UP WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE USUAL PLACES. ANY REMAINING
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MAY CONTAIN SNOW.
RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS...SO LIKELY JUST BECOMING COLD AND DRY FOR MOST LOCATIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING
A MEAN RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA AND MEAN TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THIS WILL SET UP A DRY
AND COLD PERIOD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 160 165 170 179 185.
GALES 120 132 150 155 171 172 175 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB OCT 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.