Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 733, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 12, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2007, 2:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 630 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 8:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 8:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS STILL STRUGGLING EVEN IN THE VERY SHORT TERM. THE LOW IN THE
NORTHERN GULF IS HANDLED DIFFERENTLY BY THE NAM AND GFS...POSSIBLY
DUE TO RESOLUTION DIFFERENCES...MORE ON THIS BELOW. ON THE WEEKEND A
LOW TRAVERSING THE BERING SEA HAS BEEN (AND STILL IS) GIVING THE
MODELS A CASE OF THE WAFFLES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STEERING LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH A SYSTEM IN THE ARCTIC
PORTION OF THE JET OVER THE ALEUTIANS...AND A SYSTEM IN THE
SUB-TROPICAL PORTION BOMBING OUT IN THE NORTHERN GULF. THE BULK OF
THE MOISTURE IS RIDING THE SUB-TROPICAL JET INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA
WITH AN OFFSHOOT PULLING INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH THE WARM FRONT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW IS PROVIDING AN INTERESTING FORECAST CHALLENGE. THE GFS
AND ECMWF HAVE ONE LARGE LOW CENTER THAT WILL TIGHTEN UP AND PUSH
WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT. THE NAM HAS TWO LOWS. ONE OFF THE
EAST COAST OF KODIAK AND THE OTHER EAST OF IT AT ABOUT 140 DEGREES
WEST LONGITUDE. IT STRENGTHENS THE FURTHER EAST LOW AND BRINGS IT
NORTHWESTWARD OVER MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES THE LOW
NEAR KODIAK. THE NAM SOLUTION WOULD CONTINUE STORM CONDITIONS IN THE
NORTHERN GULF UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THE GFS/ECMWF SOLUTION ENDS
THE STORMS SIX HOURS EARLIER. IT IS POSSIBLE THE NAM IS ON TO
SOMETHING HERE DUE TO ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE COINT...THE NAM HAS NOT HAD A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD LATELY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE WATCHED CLOSELY TO SEE WHICH MODEL TO FOLLOW.
BOTH SOLUTIONS INDICATE THAT THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND LATE SATURDAY.
COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW GIVES A DECENT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AMOUNTS UP TO A COUPLE
OF INCHES WILL BE MENTIONED IN THE ZONES.
THE BERING SEA LOW FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN
GIVING THE MODELS FITS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
RAY OF HOPE WITH THE 12Z MODEL RUNS. THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREE NICELY
ON LOCATION AND STRENGTH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. STILL UNCERTAINTY AS
THE NAM AND UKMET ARE NOT SO AGREEABLE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WITH MODEL STRUGGLES IN THE EARLIER PERIODS...CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK IS NOT VERY HIGH. PERSISTENCE AND CLIMATOLOGY
ARE GOOD BETS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120.
GALE WARNING 125 170 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 2:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 12, 7:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Oct 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 12, 1:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Oct 12, 2:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Oct 12, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Oct 12, 3:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 44 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.