Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 855, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 14, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 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 151253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND DEEPEN TO 951 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SLOWLY TO 190 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND FILL TO 972 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 151802 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND DEEPEN TO 951 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SLOWLY TO 190 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND FILL TO 972 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152336 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KTS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KTS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2-5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3-6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2-4 FT. .SAT...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160444 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 UPDATED 120 121 129 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 730 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 730 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 730 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 75 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 992 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. LOCALIZED FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. LOCALIZED FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCALIZED FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 14, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL STILL OVERALL THE MOST REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT MODEL SOLUTION. 700-500MB LAYERED RH WITH MOIST SW FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND EAST COPPER RIVER BASIN IS HANDLED A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD MOIST SW JET ACROSS THE SOUTH/EAST GULF TO OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN IS HANDLED FAIRLY WELL BY THE MODELS. THE BAND MOVES WEST TONIGHT AND DEEP MOISTURE FEED WEAKENS AS THE BERING SEA TROUGH DIGS SE OVER THE NE PACIFIC. REMNANT OF BAND MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA EARLY THU MORNING. THIS BAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT BRUSHES EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT. GENERAL DRYING BEHIND BAND LIKELY WITH ONSET OF EASTERLY FLOW IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS. STORM CENTER DEVELOPING UNDER DIGGING UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SE GULF IN THE 950S FRI MORNING. THIS CENTER WEAKENS IN THE LOWER 980S AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. STACKED BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THU. WILL SEE GENERAL DRYING OVER THE SW MAINLAND TONIGHT WITH ONSET OF OFFSHORE FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS/WEST BERING SEA MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SW MAINLAND COAST SAT. MODERATE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA/WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRI MORNING. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...SNOW IS THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE OVER THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS. MOIST SW JET WEAKENS AS IT SHIFTS WEST TONIGHT. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF OVER THE COPPER RIVER TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW...BUT SHOULD HAVE MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WITH SE FLOW AT 850. FAIR SNOW AMOUNTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI PEN TONIGHT/EARLY THU. GENERAL DRYING WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE BAND. MOISTURE INTRUDES AGAIN FROM THE EAST AHEAD OF STORM MOVING N INTO THE GULF FRI. GUSTY GAP WINDS LIKELY TO BE THE RULE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH GULF AND CENTRAL ALASKA FRI AS STORM CENTER MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. .WEST...EXPECT SHOWERS OVER THE SW MAINLAND WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT/THU WITH INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW AND BRISTOL BAY LOW SHIFTING SOUTH. SNOW SHOWERS WITH BRISK NLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA THRU THU NIGHT. NLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN/CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH APPROACH OF THE RIDGE. HOWEVER...WINDS NLY WILL LINGER OVER BRISTOL BAY INTO SAT MORNING. STRONG SLY WINDS WITH RAIN/SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH. EXPECT RAIN/SNOW TO SPREAD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SAT AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DIMINISH SOME AS ASSOCIATED LOW TRACKS N. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING ZONE 141. MARINE...GALES 132 150 155 160 165 170 176 AND 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 1:18 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Nov 15, 2:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.