Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 336, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 29, 2008, 3:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2008, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291600 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 AND 180 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. PKZ199-300200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 1003 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR KIPNUK. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SAT NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 800 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 300001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169W 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 986 MB 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES THIS EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT..SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEA 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300227 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 UPDATED AREAS 160 AND 165 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. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169W 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 986 MB 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 630 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT..SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEA 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301131 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO CHIGNIK AT 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW NEAR MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO EMMONAK THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK BY EARLY MON MORNING THEN TO 175 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 30 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$
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 29, 12:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 12:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT MAR 29 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BETWEEN SIBERIA AND THE CENTRAL AK THIS MORNING WITH EMBEDDED UPPER LOWS SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AN UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE ALCAN AND WESTERN GULF. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER MAINLAND AK AND THE GULF...WITH A WEAK LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS AND A STRONGER LOW SOUTH OF ADAK. A WEATHER FRONT IS NEAR THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AT THAT TIME THE GFS IS SHOWING RUN TO RUN INSTABLILITY WITH INCREASINGLY WESTWARD TRACKS OF A LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING. THE FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON THE 12Z GFS...WHICH IS NOT AS EXTREME MOVING THE STORM TRACK WEST OF MAINLAND AK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...THE DECAYING LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN SECTIONS TODAY...AND RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS. THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT. THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. THESE SYSTEM WILL KEEP MOST OF THE CHAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH MON...WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD COLD AIR BEHIND THE THIRD LOW WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. OVER SW AK...OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN ZONES...AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MON. A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED LATER ON MON AND THEN RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE THIRD LOW ARRIVES MON NIGHT. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...MOISTURE FROM THE DECAYING PRIBILOF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AK RANGE TODAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS..MAINLY ALONG THE COAST...INTO SUN...ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN ON KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. CHANGEOVER TO RAIN WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST LATER ON SUN...WITH NO CHANGEOVER OCCURRING INLAND. SNOW COULD BE SIGNIFICANT TOWARD THE AK RANGE SUN INTO MON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE THIRD LOW MOVES TOWARD THE SEWARD PENINSULA WED AND BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. THE NEXT LOW BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TO THE ISLANDS DURING THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. OVER SOUTHWEST AK RAIN CHANGES BACK TO SNOW ON TUE AND ENDS WED BEFORE REDEVELOPING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. EAST OF THE AK RANGE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155 161 MARINE...GALES 130 132 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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