Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 994, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2007, 3:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180548 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 PM AST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .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. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 840 PM AST MON DEC 17 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ 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 16, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... HEMISPHERIC PATTERN IN A STRONG 2 WAVE WHICH IS INHERENTLY UNSTABLE. DOMINANT FEATURE IS HIGH LATITUDE BLOCK OVER NORTHWEST EUROPE WHICH REMAINS LOCKED IN WELL INTO NEXT WEEKEND. DEEP LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA VERTICALLY STACKED AND QUASISTATIONARY. WEAK EASTERLY WAVES ROTATING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LEADING TO BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS THAT MADE IT AS FAR NORTH AS TURNAGAIN ARM. STRONG MID LEVEL NORTHWEST JETSTREAM ON THE BACKSIDE LED TO STRONG COLD ADVECTION WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GALES IN THE COASTAL MARINE AREAS. NEXT UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPPING OUT OF THE POLAR EASTERLIES INTO THE LONG WAVE TROUGH POSITION ACROSS ALASKA SHOULD FUJIWARA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NCEP MODELS NOW GENERAL AGREEMENT...THOUGH DIVERGING WITH BOTH THE UKMET AND THE ECMWF. THE MAIN AREA OF CONTRAST IS THE HANDLING OF THE LOW FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY IN THE WEEK. NCEP MODELS TAKE SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTHWEST WHILE THE EUROPEAN MODELS ARE MORE PROGRESSIVE. THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE IN THE DOMINANT WAVE NUMBER BETWEEN THE NCEP MODELS AND THE EUROPEAN MODELS. GFS ENSEMBLES APPEAR CLOSELY CLUSTERED THROUGH 120 HOURS WITH MINIMAL VARIANCE CONSIDERING THE SEASON. RUN TO RUN VARIANCE HAS ALSO DECREASED IN THE GFS BEYOND HOUR 84 ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST TO CONSECUTIVE RUNS. HOWEVER ECMWF AND GFS DIVERGENCE INCREASES IN THE LONGER RANGE THUS NOT READY TO JUMP ON THE GFS SOLUTION YET. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... LOOKING AT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN THE MATSU LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THIS IN THE WAKE OF THE EASTERLY WAVE MOVING THROUGH. COLD ADVECTION NORTHWEST WINDS TO REMAIN IN THE WEST SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY MORNING. REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LOOKING FOR STORM FORCE WINDS AND RAIN BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL INTO THE EASTERN BERING IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WITH ONLY THE WEST ABOVE NORMAL TO THE WEST OF THE RIDGELINE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... STILL UNSETTLED BEYOND DAY 3 UNTIL THE ANCHOR POINT FOR THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS IDENTIFIED. RIDGE APPEARS LIKELY TO BREAK DOWN BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND ORIENT MORE EAST WEST JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE ALLOWING A BRIEF RETURN TO SOUTH FLOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST. HEIGHTS REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE AS SNOW INTO NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 172 179 185. STORM 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CAS DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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