Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 348, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 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. PKZ499-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 61N 176E WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 61N 165W FRIDAY NIGHT. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 168E FRIDAY NIGHT AT 983 MB. ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 112300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 62N 175W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 168W SAT MORNING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR 48N 161E SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR 52N 173E SUN AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 173E SAT NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 63N 166W SUN AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT FRI APR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 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. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1009 MB NEAR 62N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 166W SATURDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 46N 157E WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 52N 178E SUNDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 171E SATURDAY NIGHT AND AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 T0 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 T0 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121215 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 417 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 CORRECT ZONE 414 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1009 MB NEAR 62N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 166W SATURDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 46N 157E WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 52N 178E SUNDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 171E SATURDAY NIGHT AND AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 T0 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 T0 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121513 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 710 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 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. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1009 MB NEAR 62N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 166W SATURDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 46N 157E WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 52N 178E SUNDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 171E SATURDAY NIGHT AND AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 710 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 T0 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 T0 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 122301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 161E WILL MOVE TO 51N 171E SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 180 MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 174E SAT EVENING AND TRACK TO 61N 169W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK INLAND ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT SAT APR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131153 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 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. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 61N 169W WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 168E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 179W AT 1008 MB AND DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131429 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 625 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 61N 169W WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 168E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 179W AT 1008 MB AND DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 625 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 625 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 625 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 625 AM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 132304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 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. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 53N 173E WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT SUN APR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 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 Apr 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT THU APR 10 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... IT APPEARS THAT THE MODEL HAVE ALL LATCHED ON TO THE SAME SOLUTIONS. SOME DIFFERENCE ARE STILL APPARENT, ESPECIALLY AS THE NEXT LARGE STORM APPROACHES THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON SATURDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING IS FOLLOWING THE OLD UPPER LOW TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. A VORTICITY MAX ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE IS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA STILL SLOWLY MOVING EAST. NORTHWEST FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE COLD DRY INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND. AT THE SURFACE...THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST PRODUCED SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY HAS MOVED INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. A WEAK LOW, WHICH IS A REFLECTION OF THE UPPER SHORT WAVE, REMAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN ALASKA SATURDAY. THE BROAD UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SATURDAY. AN UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE WEAK LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS THE MAJOR UPPER SUPPORT MOVES NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS OVER THE COPER RIVER BASIN. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO HOOPER BAY FRIDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR BETHEL SATURDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME SHOWERS SATURDAY. A LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 650 MILES WEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED OLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE TO THE EAST. THE UPPER TROUGH NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA SUNDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKAN MAINLAND TUESDAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE BERING SEA WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 175, 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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