Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 361, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1006 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-020200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-020200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-020200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011447 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 141. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1006 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-020200- RESURRECTION BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-020200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-020200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020200- KACHEMAK BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011913 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1113 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONE 138. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1006 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-020200- RESURRECTION BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-020200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1113 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-020200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020200- KACHEMAK BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 012112 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 110 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONE 125. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1006 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-020200- RESURRECTION BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 110 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-020200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-020200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1113 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-020200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO E 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-020200- KACHEMAK BAY 648 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-021400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1011 MB WED AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-021400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-021400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020203 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-021400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1011 MB WED AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-021400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 600 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-021400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021400- KACHEMAK BAY 600 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH THE GULF FROM THE WEST THU AND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-030200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-030200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...EAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-030200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-030200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 31, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT MON MAR 31 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE. GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS ARE GENERALLY THE CLOSEST POSITIONALLY THROUGH 84 HOURS. GFS HAS SPED UP THE LOW CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA WED. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE WITH SUCH A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. UNDER CURRENT PATTERN...TIMING ISSUES WILL CREATE CHALLENGES. FOR NOW WILL BLEND TOWARD THE FASTER 12Z GFS POSITION. .UPPER LEVELS... 5/6 WAVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER ALASKA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE GULF TODAY MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA EARLY TUE. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT WAVES MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY TUE. THIS TROUGH SPLITS N/S WITH A LOW AMPLITUDE SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER THE MAINLAND AND A STRONGER LOW CENTER MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED. SW FLOW WHICH SETS UP OVER THE MAINLAND WED INTENSIFIES THU AS THE TROUGH DIGS OVER THE BERING SEA. THE MAIN BODY OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH DIGS OVER THE MAINLAND ALONG 150W SAT. AT THIS TIME ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WAVE MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS JUST BEHIND A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...MAIN CONCERNS ARE GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SNOW POTENTIAL FOR ZONES 145 OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE IN PLACE THROUGH TUE. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT AS FRONTAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED BERING SEA CENTER MOVE EAST. EXPECT STRONG GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUE. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TUE EVENING AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS ALONG THE NORTH GULF AND A WEAK TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE LOW AND MID LEVEL AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING SNOW ADVISORY POTENTIAL TO ZONE 145(MAINLY WESTERN AND NORTHERN VALLEY) TONIGHT AND TUE. POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUE NIGHT. MILD TEMPS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH WED. .WEST...980S LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTH/CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND WEAKENS TUE AFTERNOON. FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE AK PEN SW ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE WESTERN GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL TUE. EXPECT PRECIPITATION IN ADVANCE OF FRONT TO BE MIXED...SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE WITH COLD ADVECTION AND SHARPENING TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. FAIRLY BRISK GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH APPROACH OVER THE FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE AK PEN AND ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ON TUE WITH PASSAGE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. NEXT DEVELOPING CENTER IMPACTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. THIS CENTER MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WED NIGHT. EXPECT THIS CENTER WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF WARM AIR AND WINDS. ..LONG TERM FORECAST...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES WITH PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY UPCOMING ZONE 145. MARINE...GALES 170..172..AND 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:48 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:44 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:20 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Apr 1, 8:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:08 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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