Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 360, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 29, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days. 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 29, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 301220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT WED APR 30 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. PKZ399-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 56N 146W THU MORNING. THE LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-010200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT WED APR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-010200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT WED APR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 010000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT WED APR 30 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-011400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 145W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB NEAR 56N 145W THU AFTERNOON THEN WILL DRIFT TO NEAR 57N 147W AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-011400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT WED APR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-011400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT WED APR 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 011147 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 1 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. PKZ399-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW AROUND 55N 145W THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO 58N 149W LATE FRI NIGHT AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 999 MB. $$ PKZ351-020200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT THU MAY 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-020200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT THU MAY 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 012301 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 1 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-021400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... THE 983 MB LOW AT 56N 145W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AT 58N 148W FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 54N 148W AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ351-021400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT THU MAY 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-021400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT THU MAY 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 021135 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 2 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. PKZ399-030200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 56N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 43N 170W WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 55N 151W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-030200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 022310 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 2 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 57N 148W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 44N 168W WILL MOVE TO 56N 153W BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-031400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 031147 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 3 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. PKZ399-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 148W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 46N 161W WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB NEAR 57N 151W MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 040724 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 51N 154W WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 148W SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ351-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 041135 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 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. PKZ399-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 54N 150W WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 57N 150W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-050200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-050200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 042301 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 57N 148W WILL MOVE TO 58N 150W MON MORNING AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ351-051400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-051400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT TUE APR 29 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT BEYOND THAT POINT, THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. SOME RUNS WILL KEEP THE LOW IN THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE OTHERS MOVE IT INTO BRISTOL BAY. AT THIS TIME, WE PREFER TO KEEP THE LOW IN THE GULF, BUT CONFIDENCE FOR THE WEEKEND IS LOW. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BIT OF A STAGNANT PATTERN HAS SET UP OVER THE STATE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. AN UPPER RIDGE IS PARKED OVER THE BERING SEA AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIES OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WESTERN CANADA. AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE BERING SEA, WHILE A THERMAL LOW EXTENDS OUT OF THE YUKON TERRITORY INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL INTERIOR. THERE IS NOT MUCH WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THE BERING SEA. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 1005 MB LOW ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL SPREAD ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST BY LATE THURSDAY AND WILL BECOME SHOWERS FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN COLD AND DRY FOR ANOTHER DAY, BUT THE WARMER, UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST BUT SLOWLY WEAKEN TO A RIDGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY. NOT MUCH WEATHER IS EXPECTED ANYWHERE OVER THE BERING SEA EXCEPT NEAR THE FRONT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM MODELS IS LOW BECAUSE OF THE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DIFFERENT RUNS. GENERAL TRENDS INDICATE THE THE LOW OVER THE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC... MARINE... FIRE WEATHER... *** APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 30, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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