Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 137, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 16, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 170017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM 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. PKZ399-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW AT 59N 151W LATE THIS AFTERNOON DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND. SEVERAL WEATHER FRONTS IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW FOLLOW FOR SUN AND MON. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
12 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 171244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 54N 149W MOVES TO NEAR 59N 152W AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 180016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 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. PKZ399-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST TO AROUND 55N 143W LATE MON NIGHT AND TO AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 181228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 55N 144W LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO NEAR 58N 150W TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 190003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 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. PKZ399-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 50N 143W WILL MOVE TO 59N 151W TUE AFTERNOON AT 964 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 147W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 191253 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 54N 147W WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLAND AT 968 MB TUES AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUES EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 148 WED AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 57N 148W AT 972 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 200017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 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. PKZ399-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 960 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW NEAR 47N 153W WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W WED AFTERNOON AT 966 MB AND THEN TO 59N 152W THU AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 201233 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 51N 147W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 151W AT 972 MB WED NIGHT THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 210009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 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. PKZ399-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 54N 147W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 211224 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 150W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 220014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 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. PKZ399-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL DIMINISH TO 1002 MB NEAR 57N 154W FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE GULF SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB MOVES TO 53N 141W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 220302 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL DIMINISH TO 1002 MB NEAR 57N 154W FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE GULF SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW MOVES TO 53N 141W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 221207 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 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. PKZ399-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 155W WILL MOVE TO 55N 153W FRIDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 144W FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 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 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
250 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WIDE REACHING...VERTICALLY STACKED 965 MB LOW IS CAMPED OUT IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC A LITTLE SOUTHEAST OF ATKA. SHORTWAVES WITH EMBEDDED
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND MAINLY THE EAST
SIDE OF THE LOW. ONE SUCH LOW IS AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD SNOW...AND RAIN TO SOME IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS
BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOFS AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST ON THE NORTH/COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT.
THE NORTHWEST GULF LOW DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER ANCHORAGE
TONIGHT. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT INCHES TOWARD
THE SOUTHERN BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE INITIALIZING ABOUT THREE HOURS TOO SLOW AND TOO
WEAK WITH THE NORTHWEST GULF LOW...AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADJUST
FORECAST ACCORDINGLY. MODELS ARE OKAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THEN
HAVE POOR AGREEMENT AND RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA MONDAY ONWARD. NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE MODEL
SOLUTION...BUT TENDING TO FAVOR THE GFS. TIMING OF SHORTWAVES AND
EMBEDDED SURFACE LOWS AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC/BERING LOW IS THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI AS OF THIS WRITING
DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER ANCHORAGE. AT THIS POINT...DO
NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN ANCHORAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY UP-INLET FLOW COINCIDING WITH COLD ADVECTION.
THERE STILL COULD BE A FEW INCHES...THOUGH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY SHOULD SUBSIDE AT SOME
POINT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE WIND SLOWLY DECREASES.
SNOW AND WINDS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY SHOULD ALSO MOSTLY SHUT OFF AS
THE LOW PASSES BY THIS EVENING. VALDEZ SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE OR
INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS FROM SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH. WILL HAVE TO
WATCH THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY CLOSELY FOR SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLY
REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS.
NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION AFTER THE FIRST LOW
PRESSURE...AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WITH POSSIBLY AN EMBEDDED SURFACE
LOW MOVES NORTHWEST THROUGH THE GULF AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT
MILD SOUTHEAST FLOW TO PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT EXPECT PRECIP TO BE TOO HEAVY DUE TO DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST SHOULD
SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT PASSES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA DOMINATES THE WEATHER
PICTURE OUT WEST...WITH A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING
NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN BERING.
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
CONTINUE FOR THE PRIBILOFS INTO THE EVENING AND PERHAPS ALL THROUGH
THE NIGHT. SOUTH OF THE FRONT AND EAST OF THE LOW...OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING...COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH PROBABLY A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM LOW TO
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 155 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130.
GALE WARNING 125 129 130 132 138 140 155 160 165 172 175 179
185 351 352 411 412 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 141 185 411 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 6:58 PM AKST | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:25 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:21 PM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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