Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 766, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2007, 11:20 AM 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 25, 2007, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 260020 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 AMENDED ZONES 121 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. KALGIN ISLAND NORTH...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT7...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260339 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 737 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 737 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. KALGIN ISLAND NORTH...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT7...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260530 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 930 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 930 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. KALGIN ISLAND NORTH...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 420 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT7...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 995 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT NORTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 26 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT THU OCT 25 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NCEP/UKMET MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST THROUGH 60-72 HOURS REASONABLE. CONSISTENCY PROBLEMS ARISE BEYOND 72 HOURS WITH LOW COMPLEX MOVING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. THE GFS MODEL TENDS TO DEVELOP THIS CENTER TAKING IT JUST SOUTH OF ADAK IN THE 960S MON SUN MORNING. THIS IS A MAJOR SHIFT FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN WHICH HAS A 990 MB MUCH FURTHER TO THE SE. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS WOULD NOT SUPPORT A CENTER ANYWHERE NEAR 965 MB. THE 12Z EC CARRIES A 968 MB CENTER NEAR 51N 178E SUN AFTERNOON. THINKING THAT LOW CENTER WILL BE DEEPER THEN OLD GFS RUN BUT NOT AS DEEP AS CURRENT GFS/EC RUNS. SO FOR NOW WILL LEAN TOWARD GFS POSITIONS BEYOND 72 HOURS...BUT RAISE THE PRESSURE AND LOWER THE WIND MAGNITUDES. .EAST...MAIN CONCERN WITH WIND. STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS SW ALASKA...KODIAK...TO A TRIPLE POINT IN THE SOUTHERN OFFSHORE FORECAST ZONE...MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY FRI MORNING. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND RESULTANT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN FORECAST AREA WILL DIMINISH SOME AFTER THE FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. WIND WARNING CONDITIONS THROUGH ZONES 101 AND 125 SHOULD VERIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WARMING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT MAY BE A LITTLE OVER DONE IN THE SUSITINA VALLEY. TEMPS PROBABLY WILL HOLD BELOW FREEZING IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY...SO WITH THE ONSET OF SW FLOW IN THE MID LEVELS SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE A CONCERN FOR TONIGHT. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE EAST AS FRONTAL PASSAGE FRI MORNING SO LOOK FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO BE THE GENERAL RULE. .WEST....THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON EXTENDS ACROSS SW ALASKA FROM PAHP...PASM...TO ALONG THE TAYLOR MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WILL SOME BOUNDARY TO MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. THAT SAID...MAY SEE POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT MIXED IN WITH SNOW. OVER BRISTOL SHOULD DROP THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST. LOW COMPLEX OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS IN THE REGION THROUGH SAT. OLD LOW CENTER OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN AK PEN SAT MORNING. EXPECT NORTHERLY GALES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS CENTER AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS NOT VERY HIGH OVER THE ALEUTIANS/PEN BEYOND SAT NIGHT AS DISCUSSED IN MODEL ANALYSIS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 101 AND 111. MARINE...STORM 120 GALES 130 132 172 175 176 185. RMC OCT 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 10:57 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 24, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 6:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 25, 2:37 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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