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Gale Warning 131, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 11, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 120016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 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. PKZ399-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 59N 149W WILL MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA MON NIGHT. A 956 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 156W AND WEAKEN TO 966 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 121230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 121536 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 635 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 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. PKZ399-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 635 AM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 130030 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 944 MB LOW NEAR 46N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 155W WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 131205 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 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. PKZ399-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 953 MB LOW 49N 165W WILL MOVE TO 57N 153W THU MORNING AT 973 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 60N 152W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 132358 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 52N 160W WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING AT 973 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 60N 152W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 141252 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 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. PKZ399-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW 56N 154W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 60N 153W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 150017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 14 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 60N 152W WILL MOVE INLAND IN UPPER COOK INLET THURSDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 51N 152W SATURDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB NEAR 57N 150W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 151234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 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. PKZ399-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 45N 157W AND MOVE TO 57N 149W SAT AFTERNOON AT 987 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 160013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 52N 152W LATE TONIGHT...THEN MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 57N 149W SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW DISSIPATES NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...W TO NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 161238 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 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. PKZ399-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW 52N 154W WILL MOVE TO 58N 151W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SOUTH 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GFS HAS A LOT BETTER HANDLE ON THE WEATHER THIS MORNING THAN IT DID
YESTERDAY...OR THAN THE NAM DOES TODAY. ALL MODELS INITIALIZED WELL
WITH REGARD TO LOW PLACEMENT...HOWEVER THE NAM WAS SLOW ON BRINGING
THE FRONT ONSHORE WHILE THE GFS TIMING WAS RIGHT ON TARGET. IN THE
MIDTERM THE GFS SOLUTIONS SEEMS TO BE MOVING TOWARD AGREEMENT WITH
THE OTHER MODEL RUNS...THEREFORE THE 00Z GFS WAS THE MODEL CHOICE OF
THE DAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONGWAVE PATTERN SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE WEST
COAST THIS MORNING WITH TWO WEAK SURFACE LOWS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE FIRST SURFACE LOW IS CURRENTLY JUST EAST OF KODIAK WHILE THE
SECOND IS FURTHER SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SHIFTS
SLIGHTLY WESTWARD THE SOUTHERLY FLOR WILL BRING THE FIRST LOW ONSHORE
NEAR SEWARD. THIS WILL ROTATE EASTWARD AND MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THIS
AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL BRING OVERRUNNING TO THE MAINLAND TONIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...OVER RUNNING IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THERE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. IN
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY THE SECOND WAVE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE TONIGHT WILL BRING ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS. TUESDAY
NIGHT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE WEATHER...HOWEVER
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. THE
POSITIONING AND AMOUNT OF WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH THIS FRONT WILL
DETERMINE HOW MUCH AND WHAT TYPE OF PRECIP WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THAT TIME.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY AS
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW. BY
TUESDAY SOME MOISTURE WILL MAKE IT INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY CAUSING
SNOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THAT ZONE. ELSEWHERE LOOKS TO
REMAIN MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...WITH SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUING IN THE BERING AS USUAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
NEXT BIG SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS TO BE A WEATHER MAKER
FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING
HEAVY RAIN AND OR SNOW TO THE COASTAL AREAS WHILE INLAND REGIONS WILL
SEE GUSTY WINDS AND DOWNSLOPING. THE BIG QUESTION THAT STILL REMAINS
IS HOW MUCH WARM AIR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL THE
WINDS ERODE THE COLD DOME OVER ANCHORAGE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SEEMS
TO BE ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING SO THIS WEATHER PATTERN SHOULD
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
MARINE...GALES 120 155 170 172
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 141 165 185 352 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.