Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 400, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 26, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2008, 5:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 271159 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271215 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 272358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280105 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 500 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SITKINAK. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280650 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR SITKINAK. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SITKINAK. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60
HOURS. THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH THE GULF LOW EVEN BEFORE THAT
TIME BUT IT WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE FORECASTS. THE WEAK LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA ALSO IS A SUBJECT OF DISAGREEMENT BUT
IT IS VERY WEAK AND WILL ONLY HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE BERING SEA
AND PRIBILOF FORECASTS. THE GFS HAS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION ON THIS
FEATURE. OVERALL PREFER THE GFS DUE TO ITS RECENT PERFORMANCE AND
STABILITY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...COLD FRONT THAT CAUSED THE HEAVY SNOW IN
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA YESTERDAY IS NOW BEING PUSHED BACK WESTWARD AS A
WARM FRONT AS A LOW IN THE GULF STRENGTHENS AND TURNS THE FLOW
EASTERLY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN ADVANCE OF THE WARM FRONT HAS
PUSHED TO THE WEST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES AND WILL REMAIN JUST
WEST OF THOSE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA HAS HIGH PRESSURE OVER IT AND THAT WILL
PERSIST FOR ANOTHER DAY KEEPING NORTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE DOWNSLOPE PROCESS HAS ALREADY BEGUN OVER
THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH SUSITNA VALLEY AS THE PRECIPITATION HAS
NOW PUSHED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.
THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SEE RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM AS NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP PRECIPITATION ALL RAIN.
SNOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL
BAY AREA TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GENERAL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME
THROUGH THE WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA
WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE.
TEMPERATURES ON BOTH OF THESE FEATURES WILL MODERATE SOME FROM WHERE
THEY ARE NOW. THIS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE
LEVELS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 138 150 155 160 165.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 155 160 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:54 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Apr 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:36 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 12:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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