Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 986, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 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 13, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 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 140011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR TRANSPORT FROM THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST GULF COAST BEGINNING FRI. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 140032 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR TRANSPORT FROM THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST GULF COAST BEGINNING FRI. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140327 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 AND 129. 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR TRANSPORT FROM THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST GULF COAST BEGINNING FRI. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140724 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121. 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. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR TRANSPORT FROM THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST GULF COAST BEGINNING FRI. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 1025 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141311 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE NORTHWEST GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE THREE VERY DISTINCT SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING. ONE IS CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A WEAK LOW DOWN AT THE SURFACE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. AS PER KING SALMON RADAR THERE IS AN AREA OF PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXTEND SOUTH AND WEST ALONG THE AKPEN. THERE IS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH JUST EAST OF THE BASE OF THE BRISTOL BAY TROUGH (OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC). COMBINATION OF THIS TROUGH AND UPPER JET ON DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF TROUGH IS PRODUCING AN INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE THIRD SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE A MODERATE LOW HAS FULLY OCCLUDED. THE LOW IS TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST...SO EXPECT WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. FINALLY...THERE IS A VERY WEAK UPPER WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL PRODUCING LOTS OF MID LAYER CLOUDS BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. JUST A FEW FLURRIES OR ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE DETECTABLE ON RADAR. MUCH OF THE FOG THAT WAS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL DISSIPATED AS MID LEVEL CLOUDS MOVED IN. THERE IS STILL SOME FOG IN THE COPPER BASIN...BUT IT IS NOT DENSE. ALL OF THESE SHORT-WAVES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN A ZONAL LONG-WAVE...SO THAT EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS SOLUTION WILL ADD A LOT OF DETAIL TO FORECAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE COLD ADVECTION WINDS SETTING UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...THE GULF WATERS...AND THE AKPEN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE SHORT-WAVE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE REMNANTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY WAVE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...BUT MOST OF ENERGY WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER GULF SO DONT EXPECT ANY NOTABLE IMPACT. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REALLY TIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE INTENSIFYING PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ADVECT INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF...ESPECIALLY FOR RESURRECTION BAY/PASSAGE CANAL/THOMPSON PASS/COPPER RIVER DELTA/AND KAMISHAK BAY. THIS FIRST SURGE OF COLD AIR IS RELATIVELY WEAK. MUCH STRONGER ADVECTION WILL ENSUE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL SET UP A JET ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE KODIAK ISLAND WATERS RESULTING IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION. THEREFORE...EXPECT MAX GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO SET UP THROUGH THIS REGION. ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG...GAP WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE BEGINNING OF A PROLONGED COLD AND WINDY PERIOD FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE COLD ADVECTION OVER WARMER WATERS HELPS MAINTAIN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW IN BRISTOL BAY/AKPEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS SHORT-WAVE MOVES EASTWARD INTO GULF. ONSHORE FLOW AND WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ALONG WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY COLD ADVECTION AND WINDS WILL PICK UP...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AKPEN. EXPECT AIR MASS TO BE VERY COLD AND DRY...BUT COLD ADVECTION OVER WATER WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING/BRISTOL BAY ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO THE PACIFIC. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF WARM ADVECTION SO THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR MOST PLACES. THE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ASIA AND SLIDE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY. MULTIPLE FRONTS/LOWS WILL THEN ROTATE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINING OVER GULF/MAINLAND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS FAIRLY ZONAL AS PRESSURE FROM THE EAST AND WEST OF BERING SEA RIDGE BREAK IT DOWN LEAVING A CLOSED RIDGE TO THE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA. SO...EXPECT MAINLY COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE GULF LOW ENERGY MAY ROTATE INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. AND OUT WEST LOOK FOR A STEADY STREAM OF SYSTEMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WITH SUBTROPICAL JET WELL TO THE SOUTH THE STRONGEST SYSTEMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH THE REALLY WARM AIR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 150 155 170 171 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 10:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days |
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