Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 371, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 998 MB THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 041229 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 121...140. 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 998 MB THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 430 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 430 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 042306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 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. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 994 MB SAT EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY EVENING. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM SOUTH OF WHITTIER SATURDAY EVENING THEN MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1002 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...MIDDLETON ISLAND E...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051315 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY EVENING. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM SOUTH OF WHITTIER SATURDAY EVENING THEN MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1002 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 515 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 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. PKZ197-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW IN SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-061400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-061400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-061400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-061400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Apr 3, 9:55 AM AKDT, 13 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:55 AM AKDT, 13 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 255 PM ADT THU APR 3 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... ALL MODELS ARE HANDLING PATTERN VERY REASONABLY AND ARE IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS. ONE AREA OF CONCERN IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS MEAN ENSEMBLE AND THE OPERATIONAL GFS LATER THIS WEEKEND IN THE EASTERN GULF. THE OPERATIONAL IS IN LINE WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF SO HAVE MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION. .UPPER LEVELS... COLD CORE UPPER LOW LOCATED NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL BEGIN DIVING SOUTH TONIGHT WITH SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE POLAR JET. THE TROF AXIS WILL ROTATE EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE NORTH GULF WHICH WILL ALLOW THE COLD AIR TO SPILL SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE MAINLAND. A MORE CONCENTRIC UPPER LOW WILL EVENTUALLY SETTLE BACK INTO A SIMILAR LOCATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHORTWAVES MOVING WEST TO EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...SHORTWAVE TROF MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMAIN THIS MORNING BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO INLAND AREAS...WITH MORE STEADY RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE NORTHERN SUSITNA CONTINUES TO SEE PRECIPITATION WITH GENTLE LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE WINDS PROVIDING THE NECESSARY LIFT. SKWENTNA REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS BUT TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE FREEZING HAVING A LIMITING EFFECT ON ACCUMULATIONS. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT AND THEN QUICKLY EAST AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AGAIN ON KODIAK ISLAND IN THE FORM OF RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW INLAND. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING. BEHIND THE LOW WILL BE THE MUCH ADVERTISED COLD AIR ADVECTION SCREAMING THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. MAX GALES ARE LIKELY WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS THROUGH THE USUAL AREAS IN THE COASTAL WATER ZONES. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AS THE COLD AIR ARRIVES SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THIS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE ANCHORAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCONSISTENCIES IN THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR AND LOCATION OF TROF AXIS AS IT SHIFTS INTO THE GULF BUT OVERALL FEELING MORE CONFIDENT THAT ANCHORAGE WILL SEE SOME SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND...MOST LIKELY SATURDAY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF SNOW WORDING AT THIS POINT. .WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...985 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AT 925 MB MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM BRISTOL BAY ALL THE WAY UP TO MCGRATH. AN UNCHARACTERISTICALLY BREEZY DAY IN MCGRATH TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KTS AND SNOW. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL STAY UP THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONG COLD AIR WILL MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH THE DAY. BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FRONT WILL HAVE MADE IT TO THE ALASKA RANGE AND WILL INCREASE THE GAP WINDS. ONCE AGAIN WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER FREEZING SPRAY WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO 20S ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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