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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 24, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Nov 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 25, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 251254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 100 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB...THEN MOVE
EAST TO 175 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1007
MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TODAY AND INLAND SUNDAY
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
30 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. LOWER SEAS N OF
KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. LOWER SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251822 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
922 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

UPDATED ZONE 130 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 100 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB...THEN MOVE
EAST TO 175 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1007
MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TODAY AND INLAND SUNDAY
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
30 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
922 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT. 
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. E OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
922 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. WINDS
SHIFTING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
922 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT
OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
922 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260009
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 958 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. 
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE. 

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...
BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
  NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE
EVENING. WIND BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT RAIN. 
  SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
29 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS 40 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN NOV 25 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND
BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 100 NM SOUTH
OF CAPE SUCKLING TUESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY AND TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 26 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Nov 24, 10:15 AM AKST, 12 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 10:15 AM AKST, 12 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
315 PM AST SAT NOV 24 2007

UPDATED TO ADD WARNINGS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS FOR THE 12Z RUN INITIALIZE AND REMAIN
IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 36 HOURS.  AFTER 36 HOURS THE NAM
LIKES TO TAKE THE CENTER OF THE ELONGATED GULF OF ALASKA LOW OVER
YAKUTAT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.  IN CONTRAST THE GFS KEEPS THE EAST-WEST
ORIENTATION FROM KODIAK OVER TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF.

ALL MODELS SHOW A DEVELOPING LOW SUNDAY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WITH A MIN PRESSURE IN THE 955 MB TO 960 MB RANGE BY SUNDAY
NIGHT.  NAM MOVES THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY
WHILE THE GFS RETAINS THE LOW CENTER JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN.

GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AS OF THIS MORNING A LOW OVER COLD BAY
WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ON SUNDAY. MAIN
POLAR JET AXIS IS BETWEEN 35N AND 45N OVER THE CENTRAL PAC BUT
EASTERN EXTENSION MOVES INTO GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE
WEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WEAKENED OCCLUDED
FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRISTOL BAY ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO
COOK INLET THIS EVENING.  SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW UP THROUGH THE MID
TROPOSPHERE SHOULD PRODUCE SOME RESPECTABLE AMOUNTS OF PRECIP ALONG
THE COAST TONIGHT.  SNOWLINE RANGING FROM 2000 FT ALONG THE COAST TO
NEAR SEA LEVEL IN NORTHERN COOK INLET.  MIXED PHASED PRECIP IN
BRISTOL BAY AT SEA LEVEL. STRONG EAST WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST AND THROUGH GAPS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...DESPITE MODEL DISCREPANCIES...EXPECTING VERY
STRONG EAST WINDS IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  GFS INDICATING A FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN AND THEN CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TUE AND
WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 121 125 140 141 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 180 414
         STORMS 120 130 132 138 150 351 352.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LEWF NOV 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 5:21 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC33 hr
Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC30 min
Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 24, 11:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Nov 25, 2:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 25, 4:22 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC19 hr
Nov 25, 4:22 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC7 hr
Nov 25, 10:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Nov 25, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.