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Gale Warning 847, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 11, 2007

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

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121257
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 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.

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN TUE
MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON BY TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 985 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121721 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

UPDATED ZONES 125 129 130 132.

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.

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN TUE
MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON BY TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 985 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 121855 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 130.

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.

PKZ197-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN TUE
MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON BY TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 985 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
820 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130101
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON NOV 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.

PKZ197-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY
NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS ITS
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW 
WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY THU MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 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 Nov 11, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS BEFORE
DIVERGENCES BECOME SIGNIFICANT. GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING EASTWARD AND
SLOWER WITH THE DEEP LOW COMING INTO THE GULF IN THE 72 TO 96 HOUR
PERIOD SO HAVE TRENDED FORECASTS IN THAT DIRECTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. A STRONG
IMPULSE IS SPINNING UP ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT IS
MOVING EAST RAPIDLY. WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
MOVING EAST SLOWLY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SOUTHERN BERING IMPULSE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT
MOVES INTO THE AKPEN. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON TUESDAY...AS THE LOW CURVES NORTH INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LARGE BERING LOW COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ON THURSDAY A LOW IN THE SUB TROPICAL JET WILL REACH THE COLD AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE BERING/NORTHWEST GULF LOW AND EXPERIENCE
EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS. THIS LOW WAS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION SOUTH OF
JAPAN YESTERDAY AND THUS THE BOMB SCENARIO LOOKS REASONABLE.
NUMERICAL MODELS ARE STILL FIGURING THIS LOW OUT...BUT LOOK TO BE
TRENDING TOWARD A POSITION IN THE EASTERN GULF WHEN IT IS AT ITS
DEEPEST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WORTH WATCHING THIS
STORM AS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH IT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG NOV 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 5:52 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 12, 3:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 days
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.