Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 859, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2007, 1:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEAKENS TO 993 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 22 FT EAST OF CLEARE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FEET. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170008 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEAKENS TO 993 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 22 FT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FEET. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170228 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST FRI NOV 16 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEAKENS TO 993 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 22 FT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 530 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FEET. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170336 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEAKENS TO 993 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 28 FT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 630 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 630 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FEET. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Nov 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS STILL LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHOICE. 12Z INITIALIZATION 6 HR FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH STORM CENTER APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA. FORECAST THROUGH SAT MAINTAINS RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. DIFFERENCES CROP ON ON HANDLING OF POTENTIAL SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTH GULF SUN AND APPROACHING STORM CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... WATER VAPOR IMAGE SHOWS WEAKENING WAVE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER/SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WAVE WILL CONTINUE W-SW AND WEAKEN. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER OVER THE NE PACIFIC DEEPENS INTO THE 950S AS IT MOVES TO THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. CENTER SHOULD BOTTOM OUT FRI MORNING AS IT BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER AND FILL TO THE LOWER 980S N THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. GFS MODEL TAKES CENTER INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN. NOT SO SURE ABOUT THIS. UKMET TENDS TO HOLD CENTER FURTHER SOUTH...THIS MAY BE MORE REASONABLE. BERING SEA RIDGE WEAKENS AND SPLITS WITH A WEAK HIGH OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND RIDGE OVER THE NE PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AND TO EASTERN BERING SEA...ALONG SW AK COAST..TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN EARLY SUN. TRIPLE POINT WILL LIKELY FORM UNDER WESTERLY JET SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN EVENING. RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...WINDS WILL ARE THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE INTENSE LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT GALES AND STORMS IN GULF MARINE AREAS WITH CENTER. ALSO EXPECT STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY CHANNELED AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF...SOUTHCENTRAL...NORTH GULF COAST...AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER INTO SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MOST AREAS BY SAT NIGHT AS GULF CENTER WEAKENS AND AS TRIPLE POINT MOVING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN LOOSENS GRADIENT. .WEST...GENERAL BRISK NLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE SW MAINLAND AND EASTERN BERING SEA AS STRONG LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT STRONG WIND HEADLINES TO REMAIN UP FOR THE DELTA...BRISTOL BAY...AK PEN...AND EASTERN BERING SEA PUBLIC ZONES THROUGH THROUGH FRI. STORMS LIKELY OVER MARINE AREAS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WITH STORM GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT AS THE GULF WEAKENS AND THE BERING SEA RIDGE MOVES EAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SPREAD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS SAT. GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF FRONTAL ZONE PICKS UP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...EAST ALEUTIANS...AK PEN SAT AS RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO START AS SNOW AHEAD OF FRONT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. AFTER PASSAGE...FAIR COLD ADVECTION SHOULD CHANGE THE RAIN SNOW SHOWERS OR MIX. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORMS 150. GALES 132 138 155 160 165 172 175 176 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 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 16, 1:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Nov 16, 1:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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