Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 26, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 27 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. PKZ499-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES TO THE AKPEN FRI MORNING. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169E REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A TRIPLE POINT LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIES TO 995 FRI EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W. $$ PKZ411-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280043 CCB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 CORRECTION FOR ZONES 414 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 994 TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 177E FRI MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 178W FRI NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW OVER NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 172W SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ411-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ413-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281133 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 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. PKZ499-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 42N 170E WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 167W SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 984 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR 47N 168E. $$ PKZ411-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 282257 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W MOVES TO 58N 170W AT 994 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 44N 176E MOVES TO 58N 163W AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB SUNDAY. A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO 50N 174W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
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 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED MAR 26 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE FAIRLY REASONABLE. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MODEL DIVERGENCE BEYOND 48 HOURS WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY. GRID PACKAGE IS GETTING OLD...SO WILL REFRESH WITH A BLEND OF THE 12Z GFS THROUGH DAY 5. ALTHOUGH FAR FROM PERFECT...FEEL THAT THE GFS IS THE COMPROMISE WHICH FITS BEST. .UPPER LEVELS...BROAD GULF LOW CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE SE AND WEAKEN. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN FLATTENS THU AS SHORT WAVE DRIVES SE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. WAVE MOVES OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SW ALASKA. BY FRIDAY...THE PATTERN OVER THE BERING SEA DIFFERS QUITE A BIT BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF MODELS. THE ECMWF DIGS THE TROUGH SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL/WESTERN BERING SEA WHEREAS THE GFS SHOWS A MUCH MORE SUBDUED TROUGH WITH A COUPLE OF WEAKER LOW CENTERS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... EAST...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAJORITY OF SHOWER ACTIVITY LIKELY TO STAY OVER THE GULF TONIGHT. WEAK SURFACE CENTER SETS UP SOUTH OF THE KENAI PEN ON THU/THU NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH SHARPENING UPPER TROUGH TO WEST LIKELY TO PRODUCE SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KENAI PEN...NORTH GULF. WILL BUMP UP POPS IN CURRENT GRIDS TO REFLECT CHANGE. WILL GO WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE THREAT OF SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE THRU FRI. THREAT OF SNOW LESSENS FRI NIGHT WITH UPPER RIDGING. FRONTAL TROUGH BRINGS RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. .WEST...UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL HOLD THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN ALASKA AND BRISTOL BAY THRU THU. RIDGING ALONG THE DELTA LIKELY TO BRING SOME STRATUS AND FOG. EXPECT RIDING TO HOLD THREAT OF STATUS AND FOG OVER THE DELTA THROUGH FRI AND BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT/FRI. LOW POSITIONS OVER THE ALEUTIANS STILL IN QUESTION. EXPECT AS LOW COMPLEX SHIFTS NORTH THAT EAST/SE GALES WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH FRI. FRONTAL TROUGH SPREADS RAIN AND SNOW TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRI AND THE WESTERN AK PEN FRI NIGHT. FRONTAL WEAKENS AS IT BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE SW MAINLAND SAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 172 175 AND 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 5:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.