Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 719, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 60N 147W FRI EVENING THEN MOVE TO 57N 141W SAT NIGHT AS 992 MB. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN ISLANDS EAST...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051256 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO MONTAGUE ISLAND FRI EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 100 NM WEST OF SITKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN ISLANDS EAST...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051939 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO MONTAGUE ISLAND FRI EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 100 NM WEST OF SITKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1130 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 1130 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BARREN ISLANDS EAST...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ197-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT AT 990 MB. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-061400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-061400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-061400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-061400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 4, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL THROUGH 84 HOURS. EVEN
AFTER THIS POINT THE DIFFERENCES ARE IN THE DETAILS MORE THAN IN THE
BIG PICTURE. GFS NAM AND ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER.
THE GFS ENSEMBLE DOES NOT SHOW SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION UNTIL AFTER
84 HOURS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A 974 MB LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND THE JET STREAM MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ARE THE
MAJOR WEATHER FEATURES TODAY. THE LOW CENTER WILL CONTINUE ON ITS
EASTWARD COURSE AND MOVE ON SHORE NEAR THE HEAD OF KUSKOKWIM BAY
TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE STATE AND TO CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL
THEN SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA.
IR SATELLITE SHOWS THE JET STREAM MOVING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN RIDING OVER A HIGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS PATTERN WILL FLATTEN OUT OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AND PUSH THE JEST STREAM SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY
THE END OF THE WEEK. THE POSITION OF THE JET STREAM IN RELATION TO
THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING SEA LOW WILL SPAWN A TRIPLE
POINT LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO
CAPE SUCKLING TOMORROW AND THEN MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORIES
FRIDAY EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
IS BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE BERING SEA AS
WELL AS A HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL RAIN FOR ALL AREAS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY MAY SEE SOME RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE WILL BE A GENERAL DRIER AND COOLER
PATTERN SETTING UP EARLY NEXT WEEK. A RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA WILL
BRING NORTHWEST FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND COLDER TEMPERATURES
WITH IT. THE HIGH LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND THAT WILL HELP TO CLEAR OUT SOME OF THE
CLOUDS AS WELL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 195.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 171 172 180 185.
STORM 160 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
OCT 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 6:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 days | |
| Oct 5, 5:30 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.