Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 966, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 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
- Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 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 070054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. CAINES HEAD SOUTHWARD SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070132 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 121 130 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD SE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. CAINES HEAD SOUTHWARD SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070436 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 121 129 138 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 735 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 735 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 735 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 430 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING AND E TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 5, 11:08 PM AKST, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 11:08 PM AKST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
408 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THIS MORNING...A STRONG BUT VERTICALLY STACKED AND WEAKENING LOW IS
PRESENT JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE BERING STRAIT AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW EXTENDS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
SOUTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK. MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION...GENERALLY RAIN...IS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THIS FRONT IS MOVING NORTHEAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE AND SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE...IN
PARTICULAR REGARDING A COMPLEX OF LOWS IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
FROM FRIDAY ONWARD. FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE FAVORED A BLEND OF
MODELS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN MADE JUST MINOR CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST AFTER THAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN AT KODIAK EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER
OFF THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE USUAL AREAS...THOUGH WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COME NEAR ANY WARNING CRITERIA. THE
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MOSTLY RAIN...HAS ALREADY REACHED
THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE SLOW TO
SPREAD INLAND TODAY DUE TO THE INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NORTHWEST
GULF...WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND PRECIP SHOULD SPREAD FURTHER INLAND.
THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
FROM KENAI NORTH TO ANCHORAGE PALMER AND TALKEETNA TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN KENAI EAST TO CORDOVA. PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY MORNING OVER MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL. RAIN WILL
BE FAST TO RETURN...WITH RAIN RETURNING TO KODIAK DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY AND TO COASTAL MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY EVENING. IT IS
DIFFICULT TO GET CUTE WITH THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO POOR MODEL PERFORMANCE...BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN COULD FALL ALONG THE COAST AS THERE
WILL BE A TROPICAL CONNECTION. HERE WE GO AGAIN.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY IS BRINGING
MODEST AMOUNTS OF RAIN WITH SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY...AND GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY IN CHANNELED TERRAIN.
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TONIGHT BUT...LIKE SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BREAK
WILL BE SHORTLIVED. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL
BRING A RETURN TO RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT...LIKELY PERSISTING
INTO THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OUT WEST WITH NUMEROUS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS...MOST BEING STRONG. THE LOW PRESSURE JUST
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE
BERING STRAIT TONIGHT AND OUT OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG LOW FORMS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT AND
MOVES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE A
WEAKER LOW MOVES TO JUST NORTH OF AMCHITKA. MODEL AGREEMENT IS
HORRIBLE ONCE THE STRONG LOW ENTERS THE EASTERN BERING...BUT VERY
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND FOR MOST
AREAS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
POOR MODEL AGREEMENT PERSISTS FOR NEXT WEEK...BUT ALL MODELS KEEP UP
WITH NUMEROUS STRONG AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 413.
GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165
170 172 175 176 179 180 185 351 352 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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