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Gale Warning 732, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 12, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 2007, 7:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2007, 7:20 AM AKDT (15:20 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 122019 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1220 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND A 989 MB LOW 230 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MERGE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING
AT 977 MB. THE COMBINED LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES INTO
NORTHERN COOK INLET SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...CAPE CLEARE W...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. E OF CAPE CLEARE...E
WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING
TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1220 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
720 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
720 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 122359
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TO
WHITTIER BY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SAT
NIGHT AND BE NEAR GLENNALLEN AT 992 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND NORTH...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST
NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN  THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130031 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

CORRECTED HEADLINES

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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TO
WHITTIER BY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SAT
NIGHT AND BE NEAR GLENNALLEN AT 992 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND NORTH...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST
NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN  THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130233 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
625 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

UPDATED ZONES 138 140 AND 141

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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TO
WHITTIER BY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SAT
NIGHT AND BE NEAR GLENNALLEN AT 992 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND NORTH...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST
NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN  THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130353 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TO
WHITTIER BY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SAT
NIGHT AND BE NEAR GLENNALLEN AT 992 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
750 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND NORTHEAST...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE
WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S WIND
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. NW WIND 25
KT ELSEWHERE. SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN  THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131400-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 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.

PKZ197-140200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL BECOME A 990 MB LOW 60 NM
NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE SUN AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL BE 120 NM
SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-140200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12
FT. RAIN.
CAPE CLEARE W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-140200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-140200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-140200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-140200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-140200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON KT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-140200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-140200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 12:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE DETAILS.
DISAGREEMENT ON THE POSITION AND PRIMACY OF LOWS IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA THIS MORNING IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN. HOWEVER ALL MODELS ARE
ABLE TO COME INTO RELATIVE AGREEMENT BY THIS EVENING. EXPECT A 977 MB
LOW TO BE CENTERED SQUARELY OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND BY 06Z.
DISAGREEMENT BEGINS ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING WHEN THE LOW BEGINS
TO TRACK INLAND. MEAN TRACK OF THE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WOULD POSITION
THE LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IF TRUE THIS
COULD BE AN EXCELLENT SET UP FOR THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ANCHORAGE SNOW
THIS SEASON. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE TRACK OF THIS LOW EXTRA
CAREFULLY AS IT APPROACHES THE MAINLAND.
OUT WEST MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT. GFS PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM.
ECMWF PREFERRED IN THE MID TO LONG RANGE. HOWEVER OVERALL CONFIDENCE
IN ANY MODEL SOLUTION IS POOR BEYOND SUNDAY SO MINIMAL CHANGES HAVE
BEEN MADE TO THE FORECAST PACKAGE BEYOND THE WEEKEND.

.SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
WARM FRONT IN CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IS RAPIDLY OCCLUDING AS IT
PUSHES NORTHWARD. STORM FORCE EASTERLIES WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN
ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BUT THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH AS THE FRONT STALLS
OUT ALONG THE GULF COAST TONIGHT. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT
LOW CENTERS IN THE GULF THIS MORNING BUT ALL MODELS ARE ABLE TO AGREE
ON A STORM FORCE LOW OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON TRACKING
DUE NORTHWESTWARD. THE MAJORITY OF ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION TODAY
WILL BE CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BUT MAY
SPREAD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA ANCHORAGE BOWL AND TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL BE THE DOMINANT
PRECIPITATION TYPE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND. PREDICTING
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW FOR
AREAS NORTH OF THE CHUGACH RANGE AND WEST OF THE KENAI MOUNTAINS.
THIS MORNINGS ANCHORAGE SOUNDING INDICATED FOUR SEPARATE CROSSINGS OF
THE FREEZING LEVEL. ALSO DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE A POSSIBILITY AND MAY
PREVENT MANY AREAS FROM EXPERIENCING ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
ANYHOW.

.SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND...
REMNANTS OF OLD OCCLUDED FRONT STALLED OUT OVER KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
BRISTOL BAY. CLOUDY SKIES WITH PATCHY LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL LINGER
THROUGH THE MORNING. BUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERLY CONTINENTAL
FLOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHOULD SCOUR OUT THE AREA NICELY BY SATURDAY
MORNING.

.OUT WEST...
CENTRAL BERING SEA LOW EXPECTED TO TRACK DIRECTLY OVER DUTCH HARBOR
TODAY AND THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT. RAIN
SHOWERS PREVAIL ACROSS THE BERING THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD CHANGE TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE TONIGHT. GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLIES ON
THE REAR FLANK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DIMINISH BY TOMORROW MORNING.
UPPER LEVEL WESTERLIES WILL CONTINUE TO STEER EAST ASIAN SYSTEMS
TOWARD THE BERING SEA. NEXT MAJOR FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW MOVES INTO WESTERN
BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 983 MB AND
POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG ITS SOUTHERN FLANK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 120
         GALE 170 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ASB OCT 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 12, 2:20 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 hr
Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 12, 1:25 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC69 hr
Oct 12, 2:50 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC8 hr
Oct 12, 3:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC32 hr
Oct 12, 3:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC44 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.