Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 314, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 17, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 17, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 181136 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 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. PKZ197-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT DRIFTS WEST TO NEAR SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAINS THERE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NORTHWEST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 182304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 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. PKZ197-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS WEDNESDAY. A 1001 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WIND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190607 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 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. PKZ197-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS WEDNESDAY. A 1001 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 1005 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WIND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 1005 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 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. PKZ197-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. MIDDLETON ISLAND W...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-200200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-200200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-200200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-200200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT MON MAR 17 2008
.ANALYSIS...
LARGE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH ANOTHER LOW WEST OF
SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG JET FEEDING THE LOW WEST OF SHEMYA
THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD PUSH IT RATHER QUICKLY THROUGH THE
ALEUTIANS TOMORROW. THIS LOW TO WRAP AROUND THE GULF LOW AND COMBINE
INTO A LARGE LOW THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...THE CURRENT GULF LOW TO MOVE
ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TOMORROW AND WEAKEN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GREAT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE GFS THIS MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY. THESE ARE IN LINE WITH THE 12Z ECMWF AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN. HOWEVER...THE ECMWF SWINGS A LOW IN THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY TOO
FAST BACK TO BRISTOL BAY. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND IS SLOWER AND THE
LOW REMAINS IN THE GULF AND COMBINES WITH ANOTHER LOW ON FRIDAY. THE
ECMWF AND GFS ARE SIMILAR AT THIS POINT. AFTER THIS POINT...SOME
LARGE DIFFERENCES APPEAR. THE CURRENT RUN OF THE GFS AND THE 00Z RUNS
OF THE ECMWF AND GFS HAD A LOW TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING
AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AND DIVING TO THE GULF
LOW.
OVERALL...MEAN TROUGH REMAINS OVER ALASKA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.
.UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND TODAY WITH A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR BETHEL TO SLIP INTO THE GULF TOMORROW
AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS KODIAK AND SUPPORT THE LOW IN THE GULF
FURTHER. IN THE MEANTIME...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH RIDING A JET CORE FROM
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO MOVE FROM SHEMYA
THIS AFTERNOON TO SOUTH OF COLD BAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE TO
DIVE INTO THE GULF AND MEET WITH THE GULF LOW WEDNESDAY AND WRAP
AROUND THE GULF THURSDAY. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TO WRAP INTO THIS SYSTEM
AS WELL THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS AND BERING...
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING. COMBINED
WITH SNOW SHOWERS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES.
THESE CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FURTHER
WEST...A LOW WEST OF SHEMYA TO SLIDE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. ANOTHER LOW TO FOLLOW THE SAME PATH WEDNESDAY. BOTH
LOWS FEED INTO THE MEAN GULF LOW.
WESTERN ALASKA...
LOW IN THE GULF COMBINED WITH MEAN HIGH IN THE WESTERN BERING
CREATING MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA. AN UPPER LOW
OVER THE AREA CREATING CONCENTRATED AREAS OF SNOW. COMBINED WITH THE
WINDS...BLOWING SNOW HAS REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG THE COASTAL
LOCATIONS. FURTHER INLAND...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PREVAIL. THESE
CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ACTIVITY THEN TURNS MORE SHOWERY AS
VORT MAX AFTER VORT MAX ROTATE AROUND THE MEAN TROUGH INLAND OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...
LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF BRINGING SNOW TO THE EASTERN SOUND AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WEST OF THAT KEEPING SNOW
FROM SPREADING WEST. THE LOW TO MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD TONIGHT WITH
SOME SNOW WORKING TO THE WESTERN SOUND AND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA. AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE EASTERLY ALOFT TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS WILL WORK OVER THE KENAI MOUNTAINS AND
INTO THE WESTERN KENAI. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY MOVE INTO THE
ANCHORAGE AREA AS WELL. MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN GULF...TO KEEP SHOWERS AND COLDER AIR THERE. FREEZING SPRAY
COULD BECOME A PROBLEM IN SHELIKOF AND THE BARREN ISLANDS. THIS LOW
TO WEAKEN WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER LOW WRAPS UP THE EASTERN GULF AROUND
TO KODIAK THURSDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW FEEDS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF
FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ANCHOR LOW IN THE GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY OVER THE WESTERN
BERING. THIS WOULD MEAN A COLD MAINLAND AIR MASS WITH A ANCHOR LOW IN
THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 181
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 165
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN MAR 08In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 17, 6:13 PM AKDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1113 PM ADT MON MAR 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0256 AM BLIZZARD KING COVE 55.06N 162.30W
03/17/2008 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE MET FROM 3AM THROUGH NOON TODAY
IN KING COVE AND THE COLD BAY AREA. VISIBILITY DROPPED
WELL BELOW 1/4 MILE AND WINDS PEAKED AT OVER 70 MPH.
&&
SSHEAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 5:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 11:28 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:36 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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