Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 11, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 56 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
- Mar 11, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2008, 6:45 PM AKDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 112334 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW AT 54N 163E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW MOVES TO 50N 178E AT 992 MB WED. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS ANOTHER STORM INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB AT 48N 179E THU. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 46N 178E MOVES TO NEAR 51N 180E AT 990 MB WED EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 46N 180E THU MORNING MOVES TO NEAR 49N 179W WHILE INTENSIFYING TO 975 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 130000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180W MOVES TO 52N 178E THURSDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATES THURSDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50N 176W AT 976 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 55N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH AND WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131143 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178E DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 49N 180E. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52N 174W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 58N. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 169W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 169W. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W MOVES TO 53N 170W AT 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140745 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1145 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W MOVES TO 53N 170W AT 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 1145 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 Mar 11, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE SMALL SCALE DETAILS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE TROUGH FROM THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE WEAK LOW IN THE WEST END OF THIS TROUGH. AT THE UPPER LEVELS THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS SUPPORTING THE WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE SOUTHWEST END OF KODIAK ISLAND. A LARGE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW IS ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND AN INTENSIFYING LOW IS ABOUT 900 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS MORNINGS FORECAST PACKAGE. WE STILL EXPECT THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TO KEEP THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OUT WEST THE INTENSIFYING STORM MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS GALE FORCE WINDS MOVE INTO THE ADAK AREA. OVER THE BERING SEA A WIDE SPREAD LAYER OF LOW CLOUDS IS IN PLACE UNDER THE RIDGE. THE NORTHWEST AND WEST ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE BERING COAST IS KEEPING THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AREAS IN THE CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY UNTIL THE STRONG EAST FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTENSE BERING STORM MIXES OUT THE LOWER LAYER THURSDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION SHOULD MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SURFACE LOW NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL HAVE A TROUGH EXTENDING TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL STRONG GAP WIND THROUGH THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WITH THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLDER AIR OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THE FIRST STORM MOVING TO THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABSORBED INTO ANOTHER MASSIVE INTENSE STORM MOVING TO JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT. OF CONCERN WITH THIS STORM IS THE STRONG EAST WIND AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW IN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A BLIZZARD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SAM MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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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.