Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 308, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2008, 5:30 AM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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 16, 2008, 5:30 AM AKDT (13:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161836 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 UPDATE 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. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 1013 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1030 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162335 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY. A 1015 MB LOW DEVELOP NEAR 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY EVENING AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 80 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171201 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 CORRECT ZONE 150 AND 176 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AS 1003 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AS 1008 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 16, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 12:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MAIN WEATHER FEATURE REMAINS TO BE AN EXPANSIVE VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION CAN BE FOUND IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THE USUAL SPOTS
IN SOUTHCENTRAL ARE BEING DOWNSLOPED. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS FORMING
THIS MORNING ALONG THE INITIAL FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW
WILL QUICKLY MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AND WILL BE OF
LITTLE CONSEQUENCE TO THE FORECAST. THE PARENT LOW OVER THE BERING
SEA WILL TRANSLATE EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SPIN
AROUND THERE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BEHIND THE LOW...STRONG NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE BERING SEA AS THE SIBERIAN HIGH
DRIBBLES INTO THE WESTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. GFS
CONTINUES TO PERFORM THE BEST IN THE IMMEDIATE FORECAST PERIODS...AND
THE NEW FORECAST PACKAGE REFLECTS UPON THE LATEST RUN IN THE SHORT
TERM. THERE ARE CONCERNS WITH THE HANDLING OF A RELATIVELY QUICK
SHORTWAVE THAT WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...AND INTO THE GULF BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE OPERATIONAL GFS
BRINGS THE LOW FURTHER NORTH THAN MOST OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
AND THEN DEEPENS IT THE MOST. NOT READY TO BITE OFF ON THIS SOLUTION
YET...BUT IT DEFINITELY BEARS WATCHING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
EXPECTING TO SEE A GENERAL DRYING PATTERN TODAY AS FLOW TURNS MORE
NORTHERLY FOR MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. EVEN COASTAL AREAS OUTSIDE
OF KODIAK HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING PRECIPITATION AS THE FLOW WAS
LARGELY OFFSHORE. TRIPLE POINT LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH
ONSHORE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. THE BERING SEA
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND BRING MORE
SHOWERY CONDITIONS TO KODIAK AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST. THIS LOW
WILL LINGER AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF UNTIL AT LEAST MIDWEEK...LEAVING
THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDWEEK.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES THIS MORNING AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE IS JUST
ENOUGH TO CREATE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY REGIONS AS COLDER NORTHERLY WINDS START TO
COME IN. A POTENT ELONGATED SHORTWAVE WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY...KEEPING THE LIKELIHOOD OF PRECIPITATION HIGH THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW MAY BECOME A CONCERN ALONG COASTAL AREAS STARTING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT NOT EXPECTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT THIS
POINT.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
SLOW MOVING BERING SEA LOW PRESSURE REMNANT STILL HAS A FEW SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT...BUT OTHERWISE NOT CAUSING A LOT OF WEATHER THIS
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. A
BURST OF STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND INTO DUTCH HARBOR
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. EXPECTING GOOD SNOW SHOWERS AND
BLOWING SNOW WITH THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR. A QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING AND RACE
THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BRING
A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN AND SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND MORE SNOW
SHOWERS BEHIND IT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS BEGINS TO DWINDLE BY MID-TO-LATE WEEK...BUT
THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK SUGGESTS A COLD AND DRY REGIME FOR MUCH OF
MAINLAND ALASKA BY NEXT WEEKEND AND TYPICAL SNOW SHOWER SCENARIO FOR
THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 140 170
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185 412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DANG MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 5:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 16, 2:42 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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