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Gale Warning 81, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 8, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. 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: Jan 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091235
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR SITKA WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE. ON WEDNESDAY...A WARM FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND PROGRESS NORTHEAST TO THE NORTH

GULF COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55
KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT AND
SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT THIS
MORNING OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE BAY
ENTRANCE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091249 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 130 AND 140 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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR SITKA WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE. ON WEDNESDAY...A WARM 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND PROGRESS NORTHEAST TO 
THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55
KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT AND
SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT THIS
MORNING OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE BAY
ENTRANCE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092243 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
140 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

UPDATED ZONE 129.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR SITKA WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE. ON WEDNESDAY...A WARM 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND PROGRESS NORTHEAST TO 
THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55
KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
140 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT AND
SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT THIS
MORNING OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE BAY
ENTRANCE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100210 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 125 140 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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GULF ON THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUST 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 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 Jan 8, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007

.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE UNFOLDING THIS WEEK. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF
TROPICAL-EXTRA TROPICAL INTERACTION. AN AREA OF ENHANCED CONVECTION
(THE MJO OR MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION) THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE INDIAN
OCEAN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
PACIFIC OCEAN. THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM TAPPING THIS MOISTURE IS
ALSO MOVING EAST AND FORCING A DEEP LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
AND WESTERN BERING SEA AS THE POLAR JET COMBINES WITH IT NEAR JAPAN.
THIS CONSOLIDATED JET IS PUSHING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS...AND BY LATER THIS WEEK INTO MAINLAND ALASKA.

IN THE SHORTER TERM...THE PESKY LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
FINALLY BE PUSHED TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A SHORT
WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES
TO CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN SOME AREAS INTO TUESDAY (SEE
APPROPRIATE ADVISORIES FOR MORE INFO ON THIS). THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
BE OVER THE MAINLAND ON WEDNESDAY...AND THEN MOST OF THE STATE WILL
TRANSITION TO THE WARM (WEST) SIDE OF THE RIDGE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AS THE PATTERN CHANGE MENTIONED ABOVE REACHES ITS FINAL
STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL GO FROM WELL BELOW NORMAL EARLY THIS WEEK
TO ABOVE NORMAL IN MOST AREAS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

LOOKING OUT TOWARD NEXT WEEK...LOOKS LIKE THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION
WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND WESTERN BERING SEA.
THIS WILL KEEP ALASKA IN RATHER MILD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
         BLIZZARD WATCH 155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 155 170 172.
         GALE WARNING 150 160 165 170 171 175 176 179 180 185.
      HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 120 121 129 130 132 138 150 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG JAN 07

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 8, 5:45 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 hr
Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 8, 11:50 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 8, 11:50 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	100 min
Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 hr
Jan 9, 11:21 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	18 hr
Jan 9, 11:21 AM AKST	Snow Advisory	AFC	44 hr
Jan 9, 12:40 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	10 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.