Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 367, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 022305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 987 MB THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A 1008 MB LOW MOVES TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 022322 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 CORRECT ZONE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 987 MB THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A 1008 MB LOW MOVES TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030114 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 CORRECT ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 380 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 987 MB THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A 1008 MB LOW MOVES TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031110 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR KIVALINA BY LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ABOUT 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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 2, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TREND OVER THE BERING SEA SEEMS TO BE HANDLED BEST BY THE GFS MODEL. THE POSITIONING OF PRESSURE CENTERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA DIFFERS CONSIDERABLY ON THIS MODEL RUN. THE MAIN CHANGE HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN THE CENTER NEAR KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AND SAT. THE GFS ENSEMBLE TENDS TO SHOW THE OPPOSITE WITH A LOW CLUSTER NEAR KODIAK WITH OPEN TROUGH TO SE. SO IN GENERAL WILL BLEND TOWARD THE 12Z GFS MODEL WITH CAUTION ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .UPPER LEVELS... SHORT WAVE OVER THE BERING SEA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND/GULF OF ALASKA THU. LONG WAVE DIGS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON WITH A FAIRLY WELL DEVELOPED CENTER OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR. THIS CENTER INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO OVER THE BERING STRAIT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUN. ASSOCIATED TROUGH MOVES DIGS SE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI AND SAT. A SECONDARY CENTER FORMS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SAT EVENING THEN MOVES TO THE SE GULF AND WEAKENS SUN. W TO NW JET SETS UP OVER THE BERING SEA ON THE BACKSIDE OF TROUGH THU NIGHT. THE JET SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/AK PEN FRI NIGHT/SAT AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEAS AND ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN MAINLAND TONIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF MOISTURE TO SOUTHCENTRAL THU. SHOULD SEE MEASURABLE SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY (MAINLAND NORTH/HIGHER ELEVATIONS) WITH SW FLOW IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS. TEMPS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS LIKELY TO BE WARM ENOUGH FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...SO NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH ACCUMULATION. UPPER TROUGH DIGGING TO WEST WOULD KEEP THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION IN MOST ZONES. TEMPS ALOFT COOL OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES EAST. THIS LIKELY WILL TRANSLATE INTO COOLER SURFACE TEMPS AND SNOW AS THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE. .WEST...LOWER 980S SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE THU THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST FRI NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WARM OCCLUSION RAPIDLY APPROACHING SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND INLAND OVER NIGHT. OBSERVATIONS SHOW FAIRLY WARM AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...SO SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN OR MIXED OVER THE PRIBILOFS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN ADVANCE OF THIS CENTER LIKELY TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO ZONES 155 COAST AND CAPES 161 TONIGHT. TEMPS SHOULD WARM ENOUGH THU...SO PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MIXED. A COLD FRONT WITH A SECONDARY LOW FORMS OVER THE BERING SEA WITH COLD ADVECTION AND MOVES TO THE JUST EAST PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT NIGHT. THE LOW CENTER DROPS TO NEAR KODIAK/EASTERN BRISTOL BAY FRI AND COLD FRONT STALLS OVER SW ALASKA. COLDER AIR EVENTUALLY CREEPS FURTHER EAST OVER THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNINGS UPCOMING ZONES 155 AND 161. MARINE...GALES 179 AND 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:15 PM AKDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 2, 1:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 2, 10:53 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 2, 12:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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