Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 937, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2007, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 26, 2007, 10:00 AM AKST (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2007, 10:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 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. PKZ499-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 159W THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 59N 177W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 173W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NEAR 63N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270305 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 605 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 UPDATED ZONE 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 159W THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 59N 177W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 173W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NEAR 63N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT THE SAME INTENSITY. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 605 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 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. PKZ499-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 46N 178W INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 53N 158W AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 983 MB LOW 59N 178W WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 60N 176W WILL MOVE NEAR 63N 177W AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 49N 171W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 157W AND STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 148W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 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. PKZ499-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW AT 61N 174W WILL MOVE TO 64N 177W AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW AT 52N 163W WILL MOVE TO 54N 156W BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 49N 178W EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 61N 164W BY LAT SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 290000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 63N 172W REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR 61N 168W AND WEAKEN TO 1011 NM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 Dec 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 10 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN OKAY AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED EAST OF
160W FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS DUE TO BETTER RESOLUTION. OTHERWISE GFS
PREFERRED DUE TO BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE WEAK 1005 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA DISSIPATES BY THIS
EVENING. RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA TODAY. SUNNY BREAKS ALONG THE GULF COAST
AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 52N 169W PASSES OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
NEWENHAM BY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TODAY THEN PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT AND PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. GUSTY EAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND CHANNELED
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS BUFFETED THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS BRIEFLY REACHED HURRICANE FORCE AT
COLD BAY AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TODAY AND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO EXCEED 75 MPH AT TIMES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST OF
SEGUAM ISLAND TODAY. AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FOR TONIGHT.
.BEYOND 24 HOURS...
AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING EXPECT A
MIXTURE OS SNOW AND RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 55 MPH FOR THE
ISLAND. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT STALLS OUT ALONG THE GULF
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COVER
THE WHOLE OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. BUT HEAVY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A NEW LOW DEVELOPS NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY
REGIONS AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 181 185 187
MARINE...STORM 120 130 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179
GALE 132 140 141 180 185
SPRAY 120 130 138 140 141 155 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:31 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 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.