Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 235, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2008, 5:05 AM 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 6, 2008, 5:05 AM AKST (14:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 061911 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1005 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. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 1005 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 1005 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO S TO W 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 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. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 070055 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 53N 149W WILL MOVE TO 58N 151W FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 147W SAT AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 071245 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ399-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 971 MB LOW 56N 150W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 50N 150W SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 55N 146W SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 071630 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 725 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 971 MB LOW 56N 150W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHINITNA FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 50N 150W SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 55N 146W SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 725 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 725 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 080048 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ399-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 60N 152W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 147W SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 148W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 081254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 147W SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 090059 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ399-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 59N 150W SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEASS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 090059 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 59N 150W SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091504 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 CORRECTED TO ADT 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. PKZ399-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 970 MB LOW 57N 152W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA BAY SUN EVENING AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091145 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 970 MB LOW 57N 152W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA BAY SUN EVENING AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 092306 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 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. PKZ399-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 152W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ351-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 101142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ351-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 6, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS.
DIVERGENCE BEGINS FRIDAY EVENING AS LOW PROGGED TO BE NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND MOVES INLAND. ECMWF WANTS TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN THE LOW AS IT
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THE GFS NAM AND UKMET MAINTAIN ITS
INTENSITY BUT DISAGREE ON THE LOWS TRACK. GFS HAS HAD GOOD RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY AND IS THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES.
.UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS PROGRESSIVE. RIDGE ALOFT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AND WESTERN CANADA WILL EDGE EASTWARD FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO CANADA
THROUGH THE NEXT 72 HOURS AND BEYOND. MEANWHILE A LARGE DEEP UPPER
LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EDGES EASTWARD
WEAKENING IN THE PROCESS.
.SURFACE FEATURES...
THE OLD LOW 976 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON. A SMALL 982 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF
ADAK DISSIPATES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. A NEW 980 MB
LOW OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER. IT IS
HEADING DUE NORTH TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL BECOME A 969 MB LOW
JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND
NEAR KAMISHAK BAY FRIDAY EVENING AND WEAKENS TO 983 MB OVER THE
WESTERN LOWER YUKON VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH GULF
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE BY
FRIDAY NIGHT.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND...
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR
THE MOMENT BUT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELED AREAS. TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
COPIOUS RAINFALL FROM THE LAST SYSTEM HAS LEFT SOME AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WITH URBAN FLOODING CONCERNS. THE NEXT FRONT IS LIKELY
TO EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM AS IT TOO HAS PLENTY OF BOTH MOISTURE AND
LIFT. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL BE THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
.SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA...
BRIEF BREAK TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE NEXT LOW ARRIVES FRIDAY
NIGHT. SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN IN THE COLD QUADRANT OF THIS
NEXT SYSTEM SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD SNOW MAKER.
.PRIBILOFS AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD CAA SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH AT
LEAST THE WEEKEND.
.BEYOND 48 HOURS...
UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW WILL DIRECT EACH NEW NORTH PACIFIC STORM
ALONG A MORE AND MORE EASTWARD TRACK. THUS SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARM
AIR ADVECTION OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL BE
REPLACED BY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND COLD AIR ADVECTION BY MONDAY
MORNING. EXPECT SURFACE TEMPS TO FALL BACK DOWN TOWARDS
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HWW 101 125 135
MARINE...GALE 125 129 132 138 140 141
STORM 120 130
HEAVY SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 12:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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