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Gale Warning 783, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 30, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 31, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 302355
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-311400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SAND POINT AT 983 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR
SEWARD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-311400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT DECREASING TO 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 310647 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1047 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 155.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-311400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SAND POINT AT 983 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR
SEWARD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-311400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1047 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26
FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1047 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 311154
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-010200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING MOVES TO 110
NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AT 979 MB...THEN TO SEWARD THU
NIGHT AT 982 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-010200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-011400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

$$

PKZ150-011400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT WED OCT 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 30, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT TUE OCT 30 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE AS WELL AS
GENERAL FORCAST TRACKS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...INTENSITY AND
PRESSURE OF CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS/AK PEN TO THE WEST
GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT WILL MOST LIKELY UNDERGO SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
GFS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT AND WILL GO THAT WAY WITH SOME SHORT
TERM ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS....

.EAST...THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE EAST IS THE 960S LOW OVER THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SAT/OBS DATA INDICATES THAT THE CENTER IS SLOWLY MOVING N.
12Z MODELS ARE TAKING CENTER MORE UP COOK INLET...BUT FEEL N TRACK
MAY BE A LITTLE SLOWER AND POSSIBLY LITTLE FURTHER EAST. THIS HAS
CAUSED SOME CONCERN FOR WIND WARNINGS FOR ZONES 101 AND 125. PRESSURE
SURGE ON BACKSIDE OF FRONT HAS INCREASED WINDS TO JUST BELOW WARNING
LEVELS IN 125...HOWEVER WINDS HAVE NOT QUITE COME UP OVER THE WESTERN
END OF TURNAGAIN ARM AFTER INITIAL PRE-FRONTAL SURGE. EXPECT THAT AS
THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES AND LOW MOVES SLOWLY N THAT WINDS MAY
INCREASE AGAIN TO NEAR WARNING LEVELS FOR ZONE 101 AND DIMINISH AGAIN
TONIGHT AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY. EXPECT
CENTER MAY MOVE A LITTLE SLOWER THEN CURRENT FORECAST...SO WOULD HOLD
UP THE WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF THIS EVENING. WIND SHOULD
BE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH OVER THE COPPER RIVER LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT RAIN BECOMING MIXED
WITH SNOW OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION
ON THE BACK SIDE. MAY SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF 101 125 AND 141. NEXT LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT/THU
WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF WARM AIR AND WINDS.

.WEST...UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SW AK HOLDS.  SURFACE LOW FROM OVER IN
WESTERN INTERIOR AND DRIFTS SOUTHWEST TO OVER THE DELTA WED AFTERNOON
AND EVENTUALLY TO OVER BRISTOL BAY THU. SNOW WILL CONTINUE/SPREAD
OVER MUCH OF THE SW MAINLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS
EXPECTED ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WITH SW UPSLOPE FLOW. SNOW SHOULD
DIMINISH OVER BRISTOL BAY WED. MOST PREDOMINATE AREAS FOR SNOW LIKELY
OVER THE DELTA AS SURFACE LOW DROPS OVER THE AREA. STRONG NW WINDS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/AK PEN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS
THE LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS. EXPECT NW WINDS TO
INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA/AK PEN WED NIGHT/THU AS LOW UNDERCUTS THE AK PEN.

HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WITH SPRING TIDES AND WIND/WAVE CONDITIONS WILL
BRIEFLY PRODUCE A 2-4 FT SURGE ABOVE MAT THIS EVENING MUCH OF SW AK.
EXPECT EVENT TO BE OVER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 AND 125 DIMINISHING. HIGH SURF
ADVISORY THIS EVENING 155 AND 161.
MARINE...SHORT TERM ADJUSTMENT WILL BE NECESSARY. SEE CURRENT LIST.

RMC OCT 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 hr
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC
Oct 30, 2:20 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Oct 30, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC63 hr
Oct 30, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 30, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Oct 30, 3:55 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC7 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.