Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 274, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2008, 2:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 5, 2008, 2:30 AM AKST (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051634 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 983 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 060014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 130 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A 981 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. AN EAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS FRI MORNING AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST ATKA WEST. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060319 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 618 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 130 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A 981 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. AN EAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS FRI MORNING AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST ATKA WEST. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 618 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 75 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL FRI MORNING THEN DISSIPATE 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI EVENING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON A 967 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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 5, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. 00Z WED GFS PREFERRED MODEL FOR
OPERATIONAL PURPOSES DUE TO GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. HOWEVER GFS
DOES INITIALIZE THE LOW COMING UP SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ABOUT 5 MB
TOO WEAK...AS JUDGED BY SHIP OBS. WINDS AROUND THE LOW ALSO STRONGER
THAN PURE MODEL FORECAST.
.SURFACE ANALYSIS...
PRIMARY FEATURE IS A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM 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 LATE WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE A 983 MB LOW 70
NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT.
.SHORT FORECAST FOR EASTERN DOMAIN...
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.
EASTERLY GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS
MAY REACH 90 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S AGAIN TODAY ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THANKS TO COPIOUS WARM ADVECTION.
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY...NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND POSSIBLY THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. PRECIPITATION FALLING MAINLY AS RAIN ELSEWHERE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST OF WESTERN DOMAIN...
WARM AIR ADVECTION ALONG THE FRONT AND EASTERN FLANK OF THE LOW WILL
SPREAD RAIN OR WET SNOW ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA TODAY.
HOWEVER COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY COASTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG THE DELTA COAST MAINLY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND
ALEUTIANS.
.BEYOND 48 HOURS...
A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU
NIGHT. UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW WILL DIRECT THIS
NEXT LOW ALONG A MORE EASTWARD TRACK. THIS WILL LIMIT WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND THUS KEEP SURFACE TEMPERATURES DOWN CLOSER TO
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS. OUT WEST BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SUSTAIN
SCATTERED COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125.
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 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 2:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:40 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 5, 5:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 1:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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