Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 219, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 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. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 975 MB LOW 625 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 3O KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 231304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY NIGHT AS 963 MB. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUN... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240050 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 971 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 22, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS WITH THE WEAK LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF
DURING THE WEEKEND. EACH MODEL HAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO THE
STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW. GFS HAS WOBBLED A LITTLE IN ITS
CONSISTENCY AS WELL BUT NOT TOO BADLY. THIS IS NOT A HUGE ISSUE
BECAUSE IT IS NOT A LARGE LOW AND EVERY POSSIBLE PATH INDICATED BY
THE MODELS KEEP IT IN THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF WHICH WILL KEEP THE
GENERAL PATTERN FOR THE AREA THE SAME.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS A BUILDING HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH
THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE MAIN JET STREAM RUNS SOUTH OF THESE
FEATURES AND WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A WEAKENING LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS A
NEW LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA IS HEADING TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
BUT IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA COMBINED
WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE OVERNIGHT BUT NOT COMPLETELY CEASE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT BUT THEY
SHOULD DIMINISH SATURDAY.
THE FRONT AHEAD OF THE LARGE LOW WILL IN THE FAR WEST WILL BRING
STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN AS SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT
BEFORE THE WARMER TEMPERATURES ARRIVE TOMORROW AND TURN MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION TO RAIN.
DOWNSLOPING IN SOUTH CENTRAL HAS KEPT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU
VALLEY DRY TODAY AND NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN
THESE AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OVERALL PATTERN IS SHIFTING RIGHT NOW AND
SHOULD GET LOCKED IN PLACE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND A SURFACE HIGH WILL
BUILD INTO NORTHERN ALASKA BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE WEATHER
SYSTEMS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND. THE
GULF COAST MAY SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOW
MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW WILL
NOT ARRIVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH UNTIL LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
THIS LOW WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME MOVING TOO FAR NORTH AS WELL DUE
TO THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE INTERIOR AT THAT TIME. EXPECT STRONG WINDS
ALONG AND NEAR THE GULF COAST LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 185.
STORM 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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