Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 401, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 27, 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 27, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 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 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. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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 280649 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 132 141. 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. PKZ197-281400- .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. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 1050 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 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. PKZ197-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THIS EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN BE PRESENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-290200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-290200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-290200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-290200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 27, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEM TO BE IN BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY
COMPARED TO PREVIOUS RUNS. GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS. AFTER
THAT THE GFS SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENS A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHILE OTHER MODELS DO NOT. THIS IS ALSO A BIG CHANGE
FOR THE GFS SO IT SHOULD BE WATCH ON SUBSEQUENT RUNS BEFORE MOVING
THE FORECAST TOWARD THAT SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS THE
CATALYST FOR MOST OF THE WEATHER OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW EXTENDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND
AND THEN INTO THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND EASTERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS FRONT FOLLOWS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT
CONNECTS THE LOW IN THE GULF WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN NORTHWEST
ALASKA.
IN THE WEST THE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS
BREAKING DOWN AS A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA MOVES INTO
THAT AREA. THIS LOW WILL NOT BE OF MUCH IMPACT OTHER THAN BRINGING A
LITTLE PRECIPITATION INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP
PRECIPITATION RAIN. KODIAK SHOULD SEE ITS SNOW TURN TO RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND.
FOG MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT IN THE COOK INLET REGION AS WELL
AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE BEYOND MIDWEEK...WITH
MEAN CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MAINLAND...AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BERING/ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 150 155.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160.
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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 12:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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