Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 135, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Nov 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHWEST TO BETHEL TODAY AND DISSIPATES. A 989 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 520 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS EVENING...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU MORNING. THE LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 975 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 220014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB THU MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU EVENING. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 983 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221753 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 AND 125 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 983 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...SOUTH WIND 35 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSAGES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BECOMING 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 20, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODEL ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BUT START TO HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTION BEYOND THAT POINT. THE PROBLEM
LIES WITH THE NEXT LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH
PACIFIC WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY. THE
GFS AND UKMET MOVES IT INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE
NAM AND ECMWF HAD NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT THE SAME
TIME. THE CONSENSUS IN THE OFFICE IS TO LEAN CLOSER TO THE ECMWF
SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER THE
BERING SEA IS STEERING THE 300 MB JET STREAM NORTH THROUGH THE GULF
OF ALASKA AND WESTERN MAINLAND. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GUIDING THE
PATH OF THE STORM SYSTEM SINCE MONDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE INTENSE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS MOVING
NORTH TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT ACROSS THE THE
SOUTHERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND IS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA...
THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND THIS
EVENING THEN TURN NORTHWEST INTO NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT.
THE WEATHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE GULF
COAST AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IN THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS UNTIL
FRONTAL PASSAGE. RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND THE LOWER KENAI PENINSULA
WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS OF SNOW MAINLY OVER
THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.
A SECOND STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC
WEDNESDAY WILL MOSTLY LIKELY MOVE THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND LATE THURSDAY
AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. MORE RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
COAST AND SNOW INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AGAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IN
THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WEDNESDAY. THE SECOND LOW FORMING SOUTH OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY WILL TAKE
A SIMILAR TRACK INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. THE RAIN-SNOW LINE WILL
LIE OVER THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG THE BASE OF THE ALASKA RANGE, WHILE THE
REST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN SNOW.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LOVE THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN BERING SEA THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
WESTERN MAINLAND. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
DIMINISH THURSDAY.
A NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. GALE
TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LONG WAVE PATTERN BEGINS TO PROGRESS TO THE EAST AGAIN AS
THE BLOCK RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA BREAKS DOWN. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL
MOVE INTO THE ALASKA MAINLAND OVER THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 AND 125.
MARINE...STORM 120, 125, 130, 140,
GALE 121, 129, 132, 138, 141
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM NOV 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 21, 12:08 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Nov 21, 10:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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