Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 899, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 27, 2007, 4:15 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 27, 2007, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271821 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 915 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 915 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG ENDING THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 715 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 715 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280126 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 430 PM AST TUE NOV 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW TOWARD THE ENTRANCE TO COOK INLET. BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 28 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE NOV 27 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY THIS MORNING
GIVING THE AREA A BRIEF BREAK. NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A VERTICALLY STACKED 971 MB LOW
NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. A 980 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW IS RAPIDLY PUSHING NORTH
TOWARD THE AKPEN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOWS OUT WEST AND
THE 1016 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS STRONGEST
WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS...THEN DIVERGE ON
SOLUTIONS REGARDING PLACEMENT OF LARGE LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. GFS ENSEMBLE SHOWING LARGE VARIATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND
RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IS NOT EXCELLENT. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS
BASED ON THE 00Z GFS. AGAIN...CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH OUT WEST
REGARDING THE EXACT LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW IN THE WESTERN
BERING SEA LATER IN THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...
TRANQUIL WEATHER EXPECTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ALLOWING RADIATIONAL COOLING AND THE CHILLIEST
START TO A DAY SINCE THE 20TH. NOTICING TEMPERATURES ON THE MESONET
DEPICTING A VERY STRONG INVERSION WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS REPORTING
TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S WHILE THE VALLEYS ARE IN THE TEENS TO
LOWER 20S.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING WITH RAIN ALREADY REPORTED
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER ANCHORAGE WITH RAIN AND SNOW RETURNING TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY THIS EVENING. GAP
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ALTHOUGH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE
WEAKENING AS IT BECOMES FURTHER REMOVED FROM UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.
ONLY EXPECTING A FEW FLURRIES AND SPRINKLES IN ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATSU VALLEY TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM DIES A QUICK DEATH IN THE NORTHERN
GULF. ONE MORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING FRONT WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
WEDNESDAY BEFORE A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE RELATIVELY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR...THINKING THE COLD DENSE AIR WILL BUILD AT THE SURFACE
RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
ACCOMPANIED BY MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS RIDGE LATER IN THE WEEK AS
A VERY STRONG SYSTEM AFFECTS KODIAK AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A
SLIGHTLY WEAKER RIDGE WOULD ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO MOVE FAR ENOUGH EAST
TO SPREAD SOME CLOUDS AND WARMER AIR BACK INTO ANCHORAGE. BEST GUESS
AT THIS TIME IS THE RIDGE WILL HOLD THE SYSTEM TO OUR WEST AND ALSO
ALLOW SOME VERY COLD AIR TO BUILD IN WESTERN CANADA. EXTENDED MODELS
HAVE THIS EXTREME COLD SPILLING INTO OUR DOMAIN LATE THIS WEEKEND AND
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
STRONG SYSTEM TODAY AFFECTING SOUTHWEST ALASKA INCLUDING BRISTOL BAY.
WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES HAVE INCREASED EARLY THIS MORNING AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. THE INTERIOR WILL BE DOWNSLOPED
AND REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY. 12Z SOUNDING AT MCGRATH INDICATIVE OF A
FREEZING DRIZZLE SCENARIO WITH ENTIRE SOUNDING BELOW FREEZING AND DRY
AIR ABOVE A VERY MOIST COLUMN NEAR THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN
SUPERCOOLED DROPS. NOT EXPECTING THESE CONDITIONS TO LAST LONG AS
MOISTURE IS ON THE INCREASE AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS.
CONCERN FOR LATER THIS WEEK WITH A VERY STRONG SYSTEM SHAPING UP
THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL OBTAIN ITS ENERGY
FROM THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON MITAG. THIS IS STILL FAR OUT IN THE
FORECAST BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE
NECESSARY FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATER THIS WEEK.
BERING/ALEUTIANS...
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL SERVE AS THE
ANCHOR FOR SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVE
NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING. GALE AND STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL REMAIN PEPPERED THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL WATERS AS
CONDITIONS RAPIDLY CHANGE DURING THE WEEK. STRENGTH AND EXACT
LOCATION OF THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES REMAINS THE
BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 150 175 176.
GALE WARNING 130 132 138 155 160 165 170 171 172 176 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 27, 1:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 27, 2:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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