Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2007, 4:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 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
- Jan 15, 2007, 4:35 AM AKST (13:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151838 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 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. PKZ197-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 BM NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR YAKUTAT BY TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM AN ALEUTIAN CHAIN LOW WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON NIGHT AND EXTEND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 935 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 935 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160056 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUE MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE WED. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160203 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 140. 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUE MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE WED. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162148 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1250 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1250 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 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. PKZ197-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL CROSS THE GULF TONIGHT. LATE WED MORNING A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND DEEPEN TO 988 MB WED EVENING AND THEN TO NEAR SEWARD AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT TOWARD HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH 60 HOURS. GFS PREFERRED MODEL DUE ITS BETTER HANDLING OF MULTIPLE SMALL LOW CENTERS OVER BERING SEA BEGINNING AT 36 HOURS. AS OF 12Z...UPPER LEVELS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP TROUGH FROM BARROW TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND BY A A FLAT NOSED RIDGE EXTENDING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. DEVELOPING H514 LOW NEAR 48N 177E WILL ALSO BE A PLAYER. BY 18Z TUE...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROGGED TO HAVE RECEDED BACK UP INTO CHUKCHI SEA. RIDGE HAS SHIFTED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. AND A WELL DEVELOPED CUT OFF H506 LOW IS ANCHORED OVER ADAK...AND REMAINS SO THROUGH 72 HOURS. AT THE SFC...ALL MODELS STRUGGLING TO RESOLVE THE RESIDUAL LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. BEST GUESS IS THAT THIS FEATURE WILL GRADUALLY DISSOLVE INTO THE FAMILIAR NORTH GULF COAST TROUGH BY THIS EVENING. TROUGH ITSELF DISSIPATES BY TUE MORNING. EXPECT CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS FROM WHITTIER TO TO THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIP WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES STILL AN ISSUE FOR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS MORNING. BROAD STRATOCUMULUS DECK ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY EXPAND. INFLUENCE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SPORADIC PERIODS OF SNOW BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PATTERN SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. GUSTY EAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF OCCLUDED FRONT EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD TEMPORARILY SCOUR OUT THE AREA BEFORE NEXT JOLT OF PRECIP ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT. PER THE GFS...THE LARGE 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 974 MB LOW APPROX 75 NM NORTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT AND A COMPLEX LOW CENTERED NEAR SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. THE LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 990 MB. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON... AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT MOVES ONSHORE TUE AFTERNOON. MAX GALES ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. ALSO AMPLE PRECIPITATION IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE FRONT. PRECIP FALLING AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOOKING TOWARDS THE HORIZON...THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW ALONG THE ABOVE MENTIONED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE THE ISSUE. BEST GUESS AT THIS TIME IS THAT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AROUND 45N 155W SOMETIME TUE NIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR LOW TO TRACK DUE NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY THU MORNING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131. MARINE...GALE 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 4:49 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.