Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 993, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 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 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO 200 NM WEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170021 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 141 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 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO 200 NM WEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170120 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO 200 NM WEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT N THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171644 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT N THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180049 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 988 MB TUE NIGHT 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THEN WEAKENS FURTHER TO 993 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED AFTERNOON. A SECOND CENTER DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON 100NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 15, 11:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 11:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
433 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN OMEGA BLOCK PERSISTS THIS MORNING. THE OMEGA BLOCK IS CENTERED
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE. LOW PRESSURE IS PRESENT THIS MORNING TO THE EAST AND WEST
OF THIS RIDGE. THERE ARE TWO SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS THIS MORNING
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...ONE BEING JUST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
AND ANOTHER JUST WEST OF SITKA. THE MIDDLETON LOW BROUGHT SOME SNOW
TO CORDOVA LAST NIGHT...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
BEGINNING TO ROTATE BACK OUT OVER THE GULF AS THE MIDDLETON LOW
DRIFTS SLIGHTLY SOUTH. MORE SIGNIFICANT IS THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...AND THE
VERY COLD AIR THAT CONTINUES TO WORK INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
LAST NIGHT...WINDS REACHED 60 MPH AROUND VALDEZ...KODIAK...AND THE
WATERS OF THE WESTERN GULF. OUT WEST IS A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
ORIENTED FRONT WITH AN EMBEDDED SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF ATKA THIS
MORNING. THESE FEATURES ARE SHEARING APART AND WEAKENING AS THEY RUN
INTO THE BLOCKING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE EAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK...BUT THEN AGAIN THEY SHOULD BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT...AS THE
PATTERN IS PRETTY STAGNANT WITH LOW PRESSURE PERSISTING IN THE
NORTHERN GULF WITH COLD OFFSHORE FLOW. THE MODELS ARE HAVING MORE
TROUBLE OUT WEST...IN PARTICULAR REGARDING A LOW MOVING NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING. FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...THE MODELS PRETTY MUCH ALL HAVE A TROUGH AXIS OF SOME SORT
EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST BERING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER...THE MODELS DISAGREE HORRIBLY AS TO
WHERE THE PRIMARY LOW GOES. GFS HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT SO WILL
CAUTIOUSLY GO WITH ITS MORE WESTWARD TRACK OF THE LOW.
HOWEVER...BELIEVE THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A TRIPLE POINT TO FORM AT
SOME POINT FURTHER SOUTHEAST ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS...AND THE GFS IS
PROBABLY UNDERDOING THIS. WITH THIS LOW BEING A MAJOR ONE WITH
POSSIBLY VERY STRONG WINDS...THIS ALL BEARS CLOSE WATCHING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
OVERALL VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH
TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AS WILL
THE COLD OFFSHORE FLOW WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO EASE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND THE COLD
ADVECTION WILL PRETTY MUCH END MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT. ALL THIS
MEANS WINDS WILL BE ON A DOWNWARD TREND BEGINNING TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...THIS TREND WILL BE SLIGHT AND NORTHERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS
WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY AND PROBABLY WEDNESDAY AS WELL. AS FAR AS
PRECIPITATION CHANCES GO THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
WILL BE OUT IN THE GULF AS SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES OF ENERGY ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE GULF LOW WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO GRAZE MAINLY
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY. AREAS FROM THE KENAI MOUNTAINS WEST INCLUDING ANCHORAGE
WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY UNTIL LOW PRESSURE MOVES A LITTLE CLOSER LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH ONLY MAYBE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS
THE FURTHER EAST YOU GO TOWARD THE ALASKA RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL
GET PROGRESSIVELY EVEN COLDER.
BERING/ALEUTIANS...
THIS MORNING THERE IS A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED FRONT WITH
AN EMBEDDED SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF ATKA. THE BLOCKING RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS WINNING...AS THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE BEFORE IT CAN MAKE IT EAST TO THE PRIBILOFS...AND THE LOW
SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC. AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE NEXT BIG LOW TO AFFECT SOMEWHERE IN THE
WESTERN OR EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED
OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE REGION REGARDLESS OF THE LOW
TRACK. AREAS FROM DUTCH HARBOR AND THE PRIBILOFS EAST WILL REMAIN
FAIRLY QUIET THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THANKS TO THE BLOCKING
HIGH PRESSURE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IT IS LOOKING LIKE A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE FOR
THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. LOW PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN THE
EASTERN BERING HIGH AROUND THURSDAY. AROUND FRIDAY...BROAD CYCLONIC
FLOW BECOMES ENTRENCHED FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO ALL OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THIS
CYCLONIC FLOW...BUT WHERE THEY ARE IS ANYONES GUESS AT THIS POINT.
THIS PATTERN COULD BE A GOOD SNOW PRODUCER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 121 175 176 411 413.
GALE WARNING ZONES 129 130 132 138 150 172 179 185 351 352
412 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 120 121 125 129 130 132
138 141 150 160 180 185.
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 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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