Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 955, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2007, 11:00 PM 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
- Dec 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 041236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW AFFECTS THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...N TO NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING WEST 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041302 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 125 130 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW AFFECTS THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...N TO NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING WEST 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041308 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 130 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW AFFECTS THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...N TO NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING WEST 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041400 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW AFFECTS THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...N TO NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING WEST 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041426 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 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. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 998 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A BERING SEA LOW AFFECTS THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 525 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 80 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 525 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 80 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...N TO NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING WEST 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050728 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 UPDATED ZONE 120 125 129. CORRECTED ZONE 138 AND 140 HEADLINE. 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY MORNING A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 1004 LOW WILL FORM ON THE FRONT 100 NM NORTH OF KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MOVE NEAR SEWARD THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1120 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE COAST NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 1030 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Dec 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF HIGH CONTINUES TO HOLD STRONG NORTH OF THE STATE
THIS MORNING WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING DOWN OVER THE BERING SEA.
MEANWHILE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC A BAROTROPIC LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING
EASTWARD INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS CAUSED BY
THE INCREASED GRADIENT AND COLD AIR ADVECTION HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER AS THE LOW PROGRESSES FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. MEANWHILE IN THE ALEUTIANS THE
NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE IS BRINGING COLD
TEMPERATURES AND SOME GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
UNTIL THE LOW IN NORTH PAC MOVES INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE GRADIENT WEAKENS OUT WEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
12Z RUNS OF THE MODELS HAVE COME TOGETHER ON THE SOLUTIONS FROM THE
SHORT TERM THROUGH THE MID RANGE. PREVIOUS MODEL RUN OF THE GFS AND
NAM DIFFERED BETWEEN THE ORIENTATION OF THE ISOBARS IN THE GULF OF AK
AS THE N PAC LOW MOVES INTO SHELIKOF STRAIT. HOWEVER THE NEW RUN
SHOWS VERY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS...AND CLOSER TO THE 06Z RUN OF THE GFS.
WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF THE GFS IT IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AGAIN
TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE AK RANGE...
WITH THE COLD AIR POOLING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE MAT VALLEY AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION TODAY.
THESE WILL TAPER OFF A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK
UP AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS. NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS AND DOWN COOK INLET ARE
CONTINUING TO CAUSE GALE AND EVEN STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THESE AREAS
TODAY. COLD TEMPERATURES MEAN THAT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO
PREVALENT IN SMALLER MARINE AREAS LIKE RESURRECTION BAY. NORTHWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING A FRONT TO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION...WHILE WINDS WITH THIS FRONT ARE NOT TOO STRONG
THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. THIS MAY
CREATE A SNOWFALL ADVISORY FOR THE HOMER BLUFF AREA TOMORROW AND
POSSIBLY 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALDEZ AREA TOMORROW NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEF AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.
WEST OF THE AK RANGE INCLUDING THE ALEUTIANS...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TODAY AS THE LOW IN THE NORTH
PAC MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AND THE RIDGE MOVES IN BEHIND IT. COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS IN PARTICULAR BUT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND EASTWARD THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND AK PEN A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED AS THE LOW IN SHELIKOF STRAIT BRINGS AN INVERTED TROUGH
THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW. IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
CONDITIONS ARE CHILLY BUT CALM TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
AS A LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN. MODELS ARE FORECASTING A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 955 MB ON THIS LOW AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE MARINES STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE LAND AREAS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS HAVE BEEN VARIABLE IN THE LONG TERM SO NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE
IN THE FORECAST. HOWEVER AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE A RETURN TO
WARMER WINDY WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE STATE. THE STRONG LOW
ENTERING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A FRONT WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ONTO THE
WEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. GFS IS FORECASTING A SECOND LOW TO FORM ALONG THIS FRONT
AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION ON FRIDAY. WHETHER THIS WILL
OCCUR AND EXACTLY HOW WARM THE TEMPERATURES GET BY THE END OF THE
WEEK IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 191
HEAVY SNOW ADVISORY 121
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 130 140 141
GALE 125 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 180 170 172 185
STORM 120 140 175
HURRICANE FORCE 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 85 min | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 4, 9:29 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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