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Gale Warning 355, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 15, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 15, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 152356
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 15 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.

PKZ499-161400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN
ALASKA WED NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TO NEAR 59N 166E AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-161400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM ADT TUE APR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT TUE APR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 175W. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ413-161400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT TUE APR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM ADT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 161152
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 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.

PKZ499-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN
ALASKA TONIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ411-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 161242 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ499-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN
ALASKA TONIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ411-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM ADT WED APR 16 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 170623 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT WED APR 16 2008

CORRECTED HEADLINE 413 414

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.

PKZ499-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 163E WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR 65N 178E AND
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT NEAR SHEMYA WILL
MOVE TO NEAR ADAK FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ411-171400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT WED APR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 16 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM ADT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 171153
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT THU APR 17 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.

PKZ499-180200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE
NORTH TO NEAR 49N 164W FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-180200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM ADT THU APR 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-180200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT THU APR 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT THU APR 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-180200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM ADT THU APR 17 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 172326
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT THU APR 17 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.

PKZ499-181400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES EAST TONIGHT. A 1001 MB
LOW NEAR 49N 166W FRIDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 51N 167W AT 994 MB SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 54N 164E FRIDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 54N 170E
AT 989 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-181400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW TO N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 TO 20 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 181114
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT FRI APR 18 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.

PKZ499-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE BERING COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES TO 51N 167W SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 999 MB SAT
NIGHT NEAR 55N 170W.

$$

PKZ411-190200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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 15, 1:15 AM AKDT, 9 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 1:15 AM AKDT, 9 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
615 AM ADT TUE APR 15 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE POSITIVELY TILTED TROF THE MAIN FOCUS OF TODAYS WEATHER.
THE TROF AXIS IS FROM NE ALASKA THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE
COLD FRONT IS LOCATED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. A MUCH STRONGER PUSH OF COLD AIR IS LAGGING BUT IS MAKING
ITS PRESENCE KNOWN IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WINDS
ARE GUSTING FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 45 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT AND IN AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER.
NUMEROUS CONSECUTIVE RUNS SHOWING A VERY SIMILAR OUTLOOK WITH ONLY
MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TIMING OF THE FROPA. UNLIKE YESTERDAY...AM NOT
SEEING ANY INITIALIZATION PROBLEMS SO CONFIDENCE IS HIGH GIVEN THE
MODEL PERFORMANCE AND CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
FORECAST CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE COLD
FRONT PASSING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY AND THE PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SUBSEQUENT COLD AIR
ADVECTION. RADAR ECHOES INCREASING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AS WELL AS
THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS. STILL THINKING PRECIPITATION OVER
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL BE LIMITED. MAIN PRECIP FIELD WILL BE TO THE
EAST INCLUDING THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
LARGE SCALE LIFT AND A DECENT FETCH OF MOISTURE WILL ENSURE THESE
AREAS SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT
AS THE FRONT PASSES. AREAS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SHOULD SEE THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW...THE FORECAST STAYS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE OBSERVATIONS CLOSELY TODAY.

BESIDES THE COLDER TEMPERATURES FILTERING DOWN AND THE AREAS OF
SNOW...THE GAP WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN BEGINNING TONIGHT.
STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS ARE LIKELY WITH STRONGER
GUSTS POSSIBLE. PASSAGE CANAL AND RESURRECTION BAY WILL ALSO SEE
STRONG GALES AS THE COLD ADVECTION TEAMS UP WITH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT
IN THE FORM OF THE POLAR JET. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION FOR THESE AREAS.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY LATER IN THE WEEK AND
USHERS IN MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. WHATEVER SNOW FALLS IN THE NEXT
36 HOURS WILL QUICKLY MELT AS IT APPEARS WINTER MAY BE ON ITS WAY OUT
AND SPRING CAN FINALLY BEGIN. BY THE WEEKEND...BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW
AT ALL LEVELS WILL BRING 40 DEGREE WEATHER TO MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
AND 50S WITHIN REACH FOR MANY AREAS. EXTENDED MODELS HAVE BEEN PRETTY
CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVING OVER EASTERN ALASKA
BY THE WEEKEND SO HAVE BEEN TRENDING TEMPERATURES IN THE EXTENDED
FORECAST IN THAT DIRECTION AS CONFIDENCE GROWS.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND BERING SEA FORECAST...
STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH SNOW SHOWERS BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE PRIBILOFS OVERNIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY
IMPROVED BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS NEAR COLD BAY
AS THE COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS ARRIVE LATER THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE...RELATIVELY STRAIGHT FORWARD FORECAST OUT WEST WITH A
DRYING TREND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SNOW
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW
SHOWERS AND QUICKLY END BY THIS EVENING. A SHORT WAVE WILL BRING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. THE NEXT
STORM FORCE FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AND WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THE
WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 130 176
         GALE 120 121 129 132 138 141 150 155 165 170 172 175 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 141 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB APR 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 14, 6:29 PM AKDT	Blizzard Warning	AFC	10 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 14, 11:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Apr 15, 11:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr

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