Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 871, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 2007, 11:00 AM 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
- Nov 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 210003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPING 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210213 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...UPDATE TO ZONE 138... 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPING 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 510 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210710 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 AND 125. 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPING 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1010 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 510 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHWEST TO BETHEL TODAY AND DISSIPATES. A 989 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 520 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS EVENING...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU MORNING. THE LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 975 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 19, 11:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 11:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS...A LARGE AND VERY DYNAMIC LOW SOUTH
OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWARD CROSSING THE ISLAND
LATER TONIGHT THEN INTO BRISTOL BAY. MEANWHILE...THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE GULF AND INTO THE MAT-SU VALLEY/COPPER
RIVER BASIN BY WED MORNING. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS
TRACK AND THUS CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH...UNTIL THE NEXT LOW TAKES A
SIMILAR PATH...WHICH IS WHEN SOLUTIONS DIVERGE A BIT. OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS...THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS CURRENTLY ALONG THE SW ALASKA COAST
WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD TO EASTERN RUSSIA WHICH WOULD TAKE THE TRACK
OF THE NEXT LOW ON THURS OVER THE AKPENN AS OPPOSED TO OVER KODIAK
ISLAND. RIGHT NOW WE ARE STICKING WITH A TRACK JUST SW OF KODIAK
WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A NAM/GFS BLEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WARM AIR SURGE HAS BEEN QUICK TO INVADE
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW. A SHORTWAVE THAT
CAME THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING ENHANCED WINDS A BIT MORE THAN
FORECASTED...BUT AS THIS FEATURE PUSHES WESTWARD...A RELATIVE BREAK
IN THE WINDS CAN BE SEEN BEFORE THE NEXT PEAK LATER TODAY/TONIGHT.
SEVERAL MAJOR CONCERNS AGAIN RANGING FROM HIGH WINDS TO POTENTIALLY
HEAVY SNOW.
AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT...WINDS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY WILL REALLY CRACK UP
WITH BOTH MODELS SHOWING 80+ KTS AROUND 2KFT OFF THE SFC...WITH THAT
BEING SAID... WE WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONES 101 AND 125.
WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO COME DOWN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT JUST DOES
NOT WANT TO RELAX...AND IN FACT...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN
THURSDAY AS THE NEXT LOW APPROACHES. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN FOR WIND
IS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST NEAR CORDOVA. A BARRIER JET HAS
DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND WITH THE FRONT LIFTING NORTH
TODAY...THE JET WILL ALSO BE PUSHED UP TO THE COASTLINE WITH GUSTS
EXPECTED UPWARDS OF 60 MPH.
UPSLOPE SNOW CONTINUES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE CURRENT SNOW ADVISORY
THROUGH THE DAY. UNCERTAINTY LIES IN JUST HOW QUICK THE PRECIP WILL
MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...A STRONG SOUTHERLY
FETCH DEVELOPS BEHIND THE FRONT ON WED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A
PROLONG PERIOD OF SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
MEANWHILE FURTHER WEST...OVERRUNNING PRECIP CONTINUES IN BRISTOL BAY
AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. MOST OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL SWITCH TO
RAIN BUT FURTHER NORTH AND EAST...A LOW LEVEL NE WIND WILL KEEP THE
COLD AIR TRAPPED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. RELATIVELY BENIGN
WEATHER OUT OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING AS A DECAYING FRONT OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SLIDES SE. COLD NE FLOW OVER THE WARMER
BERING SEA WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WHICH SHOULD BE OF
LITTLE CONSEQUENCE.
THIS COMPLICATED PATTERN WILL REPEAT ITSELF WITH THE NEXT LOW ON
THURSDAY. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO WHAT OCCURS TODAY AND TONIGHT
THEN A QUIETER REGIME TAKES HOLD FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS CHINOOK
PATTERN WILL HOLD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE (IN THE 30S) FOR A LOT OF LOCATIONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL.
OF COURSE THE WINDIEST SPOTS WILL ALSO BE THE WARMEST...BUT EVEN
THOSE AREAS THAT DONT SEE A LOT OF WIND SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE
RELATIVE WARMTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...INTO NEXT WEEK...THE MODELS REMAIN DIVERGENT
AND THUS CONFIDENCE IN ANY LONG TERM SOLUTION IS MINIMAL. WE WILL
CONTINUE ALONG WITH FORECASTS CLOSE TO THE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR UNTIL WE GET MORE CONSISTENT MODEL SOLUTIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125.
MARINE...STORM 120 125 130 140 351 352.
GALE 121 129 132 138 141 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 12:14 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:02 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 20, 7:43 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 20, 12:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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