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Gale Warning 231, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 021230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 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. PKZ399-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT THEN MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 030010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 153W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 151W SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER GULF SUN NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 031230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 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. PKZ399-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 040004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 149W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 152W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 041230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 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. PKZ399-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE NEAR 55N 153W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 050004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 159W WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON WED. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 051213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 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. PKZ399-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A LARGE 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 159W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 59N 164W WED EVENING THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 051608 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 705 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A LARGE 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 159W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 59N 164W WED EVENING THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 705 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 705 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 060013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 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. PKZ399-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 43N 157W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 149W THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 152W FRI MORNING AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 061149 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 152W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 59N 150W BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND FRIDAY EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SMALL DIFFERENCES SHOW UP. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE BERING SEA WHILE THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF THE STATE WEAKENS AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE EASTERN GULF. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WHICH HAS KEPT A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER THE AREA ALSO SIGNS OF WEAKENING. AT THE SURFACE...THE INVASION OF COLD AIR OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR HAS HELP TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND CREATE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE COLD AIR ALSO FORMED AN ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY. WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS PUSHING WARMER, MOIST AIR ONTO THE COAST AND IS PRODUCING SNOW ALONG THE FRONT. EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA. CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARE MAINLY DUE TO THE UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY WHILE THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TUESDAY. THIS WILL DEVELOP A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TUESDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... A WARM OCCLUSION SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE GULF COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCLUSION WILL CONTINUE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD IT INTO THE GULF COAST MONDAY EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR DILLINGHAM SUNDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND. SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SUNDAY. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AKPEN MONDAY MORNING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING AND THE WESTERL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND WILL BE MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. COOL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA, SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW IN THESE AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 140, 150, 172, 176, 179, 180, 181. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 9:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.