Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 185, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 AM 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
- Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 155 NM EAST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 20 FT. SW 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 22 FT. SW WIND 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 050745 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 UPDATED ZONE 160 AND 180. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 155 NM EAST OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1045 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 20 FT. SW 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 22 FT. SW WIND 35 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW AT 970 MB ON THU...THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. ON THU NIGHT...A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR AMCHITKA...AND A 970 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051419 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 UPDATED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW AT 970 MB ON THU...THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. ON THU NIGHT...A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR AMCHITKA...AND A 970 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 520 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FRI MORNING AND WEAK TO 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW FORMING 270 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND STRENGTH TO 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW 660 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE TONIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB. A 988 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF AMCHITKA AT 981 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT CROSSES UNIMAK PASS AT 976 MB ON FRI...THEN MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS AT 970 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 Dec 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN AK THIS MORNING...WITH
ANOTHER OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AN UPPER RIDGE IS OVER THE
ROCKIES WITH A WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE
SURFACE...SMALL LOWS ARE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND WITH A MUCH DEEPER LOW WEST OF ATTU.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL DAYS. THE FORECAST
FOLLOWS THE GFS DURING THIS PERIOD. THE KODIAK LOW MOVES TO THE KENAI
AND IS PRECEDED BY A FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY.
THE BERING LOW MOVES INLAND AND THE ASSOCIATED RAPIDLY DECAYING FRONT
CROSSES THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WED. THE LOW NEAR ATTU MOVES INTO
THE BERING TODAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHING WESTERN AK
TONIGHT...AND CROSSING THE ALEUTIAN RANGE THU. A PAIR OF NORTH
PACIFIC LOWS CROSS THE WESTERN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI. AT THIS
POINT THE GFS IS REPLACED BY THE ECMWF WHICH HAS SHOWN BETTER RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY...MERGING THE TWO LOWS IN THE CENTRAL BERING AND
LEAVING THE NEW LOW TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LOW ALSO
MOVES INTO THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...AS THE ATTU LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING IT WILL BRING
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED WITH
STORMS AND GALES PERSISTING INTO THU AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST. SNOW
WILL MIX WITH RAIN AND THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SHOWERS AS THE LOW
PASSES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BRIEFLY INTO THE AREA THU BEFORE THE
MERGING PACIFIC LOWS BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES AND STORMS FRI AND
SAT.
OVER SW AK...
WRAPAROUND SHOWERS FROM THE KODIAK LOW WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIAN RANGE
TODAY WHILE THE FRONT FROM THE BERING LOW BRINGS SNOW AND WIND TO
COASTAL SECTIONS. BRIEF DRYING WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE THE
MAJOR FRONT FROM THE ATTU LOW ARRIVES. THIS WILL BRING SNOW CHANGING
TO RAIN ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST WED. ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS THU AFTER THE FRONT MOVES EAST BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW INLAND. THE FRONT WITH THE MERGING PACIFIC LOWS WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS FROM THE EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN AND AK RANGES FRI.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE KODIAK
LOW WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH ABUNDANT SNOWFALL. THIS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE
KENAI...EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND THOMPSON PASS TODAY. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE BRIEFLY EARLY WED AND THEN THE ATTU FRONT ARRIVES WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS FEATURE
IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR SNOWFALL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. IMPROVEMENT IS
AGAIN EXPECTED FRI.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST THE LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING AND KEEPS SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER SW AK...THE ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM
THE BERING LOW WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS. IN THE EAST...COASTAL RAIN
AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE SAME FRONT WITH PRECIP CROSSING THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 121
BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131
HIGH WIND WARNING 191
HIGH WIND WATCH 187
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 125 129 130 140 180 185
GALES 125 129 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180 185
STORMS 120 130 172 175 176
HURRICANE FORCE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 85 min | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 4, 9:29 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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