Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 301, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 14, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 142324 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE GULF. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT THEN MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF AS A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151112 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AS A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151140 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 CORRECTED HEADLINE 138 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AS A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160519 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES EAST AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES TO 130 NM WEST OF JUNEAU AT 982 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR CROSS SOUND AND WEAKENS. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 14, 8:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 8:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL IN RATHER SPLENDID AGREEMENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A TYPICAL MARCH PATTERN IS UPON US WITH A LARGE ALEUTIAN LOW 175 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ATKA GIVING AN AREA OF HEAVY WIND AND RAIN EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. DUTCH HARBOR OBSERVED A PREFRONTAL WIND GUST OF 57 MPH THIS MORNING AND 43 OR 45 MPH AT COLD BAY. UP NORTH ABOVE FREEZING TEMPS HAVE KILLED THE BLOWING SNOW AT ST GEORGE. ST PAUL, AT 30 DEGREES, STILL HAS VISIBILITIES IN THE 1/2 TO 1 MILE RANGE. WILL NOT RUSH TO END THE WARNING SINCE ANOTHER PRECIP BAND ASOCD WITH THE FRONT IS ABOUT TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BLIZZARD WARNING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM LOOKS TO BE A SUCCESS WITH PASY OBSERVING 40 TO 65 MPH WINDS WITH A 1/2 MILE VSBY. POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NUNIVAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE KUSKO DELTA CST. WITH THE CURRENT WINDS AND LOW TEMPS 1 INCH OF SNOW WOULD BE ENUF FOR A WHITE OUT. SINCE BLOWING OR EVEN DRIFTING SNOW WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT. HAVE ADDED SOME BLSN AND REDUCED VSBYS INTO THE AMENDED ZONE FORECAST AND WILL LET THE NEXT SHIFT DEAL WITH AN ADVISORY OR WARNING. SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN AND FOG PRIBILOFS TONIGHT THEN GO BACK TO MORE SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD NORTH WINDS SWEEP BACK IN SATURDAY NIGHT. AS LOW CENTER MOVES TO SAND POINT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THIS PATTERN WILL COVER ALL OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE FOR THE NXT 5 DAYS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY CONDS WILL COVER MOST AREA AS WELL. EAST SIDE FORECASTS LOOK GOOD BUT WITH THE USUAL TIMING QUESTIONS. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN FOR KODIAK TONIGHT WITH NO MORE THAN TWO INCHES BELOW 500 FT WITH MUCH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ABOVE. CLOUDS WIND AND SNOW INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH FULL GALES NORTH GULF COAST ON SAT WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHORT DURATION STORM JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS AS IF PRECIPITATION WILL STAY AS SNOW EVEN ALONG THE COAST WITH CORDOVA RIGHT ON THE RAIN SNOW EDGE LATE SAT AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WESTERN ALEUTIANS, PRIBILOFS AND POSSIBLY THE COAST OF 155. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 180 170 171 172 175 176 185. PERCY MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:45 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:59 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | 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.