Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 262, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 29, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 29, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2008, 6:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS TROUGH PERSISTS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUN MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NORTH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 45 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020636 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 138 140 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUN MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NORTH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 45 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020826 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUN MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NORTH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1130 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 935 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Feb 29, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A CUT-OFF HIGH IS POSITIONED OVER FAR
EASTERN SIBERIA WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH ON EITHER SIDE OF IT...ONE
EXTENDING FROM A CLOSED LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS ALASKA AND THE OTHER EXTENDING FROM CHINA EASTWARD TO THE
ALEUTIANS. NORTHERLY FLOW FROM THE POLE IS ADVECTING EXTREMELY COLD
AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. THE COLD ADVECTION IS RESULTING
IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE
ALASKA RANGE. WINDS ARE GUSTING TO 25 TO 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND TEMPERATURES GENERALLY
IN THE TEENS. A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
COMBINED WITH A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE GULF ARE PRODUCING AREAS
OF SNOW FROM EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
THESE FEATURES ARE HELPING TO STALL THE UPPER TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA. OUT WEST THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOWS STRINGED ALONG A SURFACE
FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR KAMCHATKA TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
A STRONG UPPER JET COMING OUT OF ASIA BETWEEN 30N AND 40N LATITUDE
CONTINUES TO DEVELOP NEW LOWS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM MODEL DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL WITH POSITION
AND STRENGTH OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST. THE GFS/UKMET/ECMWF
WERE ALL CLOSE. ELSEWHERE...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. THERE IS MUCH
BETTER AGREEMENT AMONG THIS MORNINGS MODEL SOLUTIONS COMPARED TO
THE LAST FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL EVOLUTION
OF THE PATTERN IN THE SHORT-TERM. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE
MADE TO EXISTING FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AS
COLD ADVECTION CONTINUES TO PROGRESS SOUTHWARD. COMBINATION OF FRESH
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. COLD ADVECTION WILL NOT MAKE IT INTO THE GULF DUE TO
STALLING OF UPPER TROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO
THE BERING...SO THAT COLD AIR WILL BE TRANSPORTED SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND THEN
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. COMBINATION OF COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH NOT AS LOW...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO FROM THE
SUSITNA VALLEY TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY. AS
THE WIND MOVES INTO THE PRIBILOFS EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED
IN BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME FRESH SNOW SITTING ON THE GROUND FROM
TUESDAY. THE SEA ICE HAS REACHED SAINT PAUL BUT THERE IS STILL SOME
OPEN WATER EAST TO NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE...SO THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS AS THE COLD AIR MOVES ACROSS THE OPEN
WATER. AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ON SATURDAY AN UPPER
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MOVE ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.
AS THE MAINLAND TROUGH AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE BERING SEA STORMS FORMING
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BE PULLED NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE
MAINLAND. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH OVER THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS.
AS THE INITIAL SHIFT OCCURS SATURDAY THE MOISTURE OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL BE PUSHED INLAND...SO THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
SATURDAY...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY. MULTIPLE LOWS WILL
TRACK TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AND PUSH A FRONT ACROSS
THE GULF WHICH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS INITIAL WARM PUSH WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP IS
IN STORE MONDAY FOR MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY AS DEEP LOW
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND
RIDGE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC WILL RESULT IN AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA WHICH WILL KEEP MOST
PLACES AT OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
EVERY FEW DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 131 THOMPSON PASS.
BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 150 155 170 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130 140 141 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 4:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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