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Storm Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 20, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 20, 2007, 5:55 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 20, 2007, 5:55 PM AKDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 20, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210654 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1055 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

UPDATE ZONE 130

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-211400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 965 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF
SEWARD TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR
YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN
TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1055 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN
ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED MAR 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.

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR CORDOVA THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A 991 MB
LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TONIGHT THEN INTENSIFY AND
MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKA THURSDAY NIGHT AS 974 MB. 


$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT AND
SUBSIDING. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007


.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT AND SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 21, 12:17 AM AKDT	Snow Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 21, 11:50 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	11 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.