Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 140, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Feb 20, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI. A WEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 171E FRI NIGHT AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 220058 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... STRONG NORTHERLY GUSTS NORTH FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A LOW NEAR KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 44N 170E FRI AFTERNOON TO WEAKEN TO 986 MB NEAR 49N 170E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 220302 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ499-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 44N 170E FRI AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB NEAR 49N 170E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 43N 169E WILL MOVE TO 54N 165E SATURDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 230100 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM 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. PKZ499-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 42N 172E WILL MOVE TO 51N 168E SAT NIGHT AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW 47N 171E WILL MOVE TO 54N 165E SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 51N 168E SUNDAY NIGHT AS 963 MB. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF 174 W...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 174 W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 174 W...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 174 W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240050 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 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. PKZ499-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL MOVE TO 52N 166E SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 170E AT 971 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 20, 7:35 AM AKST, 15 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 7:35 AM AKST, 15 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1235 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LAST IN A STEADY PROGRESSION OF
LOWS OVER THE PAST WEEK IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF...FOLLOWING ALMOST THE SAME EXACT TRACK AS THE LOW FROM
YESTERDAY. THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THIS LOW HAS BOTTOMED OUT
YESTERDAY AROUND 960 MB AND HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN WITH A
CURRENT CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 970 MB. IT IS ALSO MOVING FAIRLY
SLOW SO THAT THE INCREASE IN WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
GULF WATERS IS HAPPENING MUCH SLOWER THAN YESTERDAY. WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING THIS MORNING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOSENS BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW (WHICH IS CURRENTLY
TRACKING NORTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST) AND THE NEW GULF
LOW. TAMDAR DATA INDICATES LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS STILL PRESENT
FROM ANCHORAGE TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH SURFACE WINDS BECOMING LIGHT
WHILE WINDS A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OFF THE GROUND REMAIN QUITE
STRONG. THE OTHER FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN COLD
BAY AND DUTCH HARBOR. A WEAK CIRCULATION IS ALSO VISIBLE IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY JUST SOUTH OF UNIMAK PASS. SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES IS BEING
OBSERVED IN DUTCH HARBOR WHILE LIGHT SNOW IS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. ANOTHER VERY SHORT-WAVELENGTH TROUGH
IS NOTED IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE WESTERN BERING. MODERATE
COLD ADVECTION IS OCCURRING ALONG AND BEHIND THIS AND RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH ALL OF THE FEATURES
MENTIONED ABOVE AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMTN THROUGH MUCH OF THE
SHORT-TERM PERIOD. THERE CONTINUES TO BE DIVERGENCE IN SOLUTIONS
WITH TRACK OF LOW APPROACHING WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY...SO WILL
CHANGE CURRENT FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE
TO SLACKEN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD
OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WHERE A STORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PUSH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AND WEAKENS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
OVER LAND ARE EXPECTED FROM CORDOVA TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING
LEVELS. WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AS
THE LOW CENTER REACHES THE BARREN ISLANDS AREA JUST NORTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT PICKS UP ONCE AGAIN.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DECENT SHORT-WAVE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
THURSDAY AND THIS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASE IN WINDS.
THE LOW WILL STALL IN THE BARREN ISLANDS REGION THURSDAY DUE TO
BUILDING RIDGE OUT WEST. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH
FRIDAY...SO WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TREND DOWNWARD. PRECIPITATION
PATTERNS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TUESDAYS STORM WITH MOST OF
PRECIPITATION FALLING IN UPSLOPE AREAS IN THE FORM OF RAIN. SOME
RAIN AND SNOW WILL ALSO BACK INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MAINLY ACROSS
BRISTOL BAY. COLD ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD FRIDAY. EXPECT
REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA...THE LOW/SHORT-WAVE BETWEEN
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SINK SOUTHWARD THIS
EVENING...SO THE INTENSE SNOW BEING OBSERVED IN DUTCH HARBOR WILL
COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
MOVE IN...SO LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE BERING
SEA/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY AND HANG IN OVER
EASTERN AREAS FRIDAY WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
AND BRINGS CALMER WEATHER. A PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY BRINGING GALE TO STORM FORCE SOUTHEASTERLIES TO
THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE BERING SEA UPPER
RIDGE WILL BE CUT OFF AT ITS BASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND RETREAT UP TO
THE CHUKCHI SEA WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
KEEP MOST OF THE MAINLAND DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. THE
PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL SET UP
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. STORMINESS WILL BE HELD TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO KODIAK ISLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120.
GALE WARNING 125 130 140 170 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 21, 6:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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