Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 176, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 951 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 110034 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180 HEADLINE MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 951 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110322 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 170 179 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 951 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 49N 179E WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE ON MONDAY. ON TUESDAY NIGHT A 956 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 966 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 23 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:00 PM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA BUT IS LESS SO IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS VERY POOR CONSENSUS OF THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF MONDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE STATE IS BREAKING DOWN AS AN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA IS MOVING INTO THE UPPER YUKON VALLEY. ANOTHER UPPER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS HELPING TO ENERGIZE THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF. AT THE SURFACE...AN EASTERLY FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SUPPORTED BY A LOW IN THE GULF AND A HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT COLD DRY AIR FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY INTO THE EASTERN MAINLAND. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF HAS MOVE MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND BRISTOL BAY. SO FAR, ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS CONFINED TO THE COASTAL SECTION OF THE NORTHERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL NOT MOVE FURTHER NORTH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ALASKA WILL BE PUSHED WEST AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTON SOUND MONDAY. THIS SHIFT IN PATTERN WILL EVENTUALLY OPEN UP SOUTHERN ALASKA TO A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO JUST EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER SUPPORTING LOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER KODIAK ISLAND SHOULD END THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS DIMINISH. A WEAKER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF MONDAY AND WILL ONLY PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A CONTINUOUS NORTHEAST FLOW WILL KEEP COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THIS AREA THROUGH MONDAY. ALEUTIANS AND THE BERING. A 962 MB LOW 200 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAINLAND ALASKA WILL COME UNDER A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MORE MOISTURE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR KODIAK ISLAND. MARINE...GALE 120, 130, 132, 172, 175, 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE NM FEB 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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