Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 409, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 081123 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 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. PKZ399-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 154W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 146W FRI AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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000 FZAK61 PAFC 082300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 50N 154W WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AND MOVE TO 55N 145W FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB NEAR 57N 142W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-091400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-091400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091111 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 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. PKZ399-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEAST TO 56N 142W SUNDAY MORNING AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ351-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 092300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 54N 145W WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 140W BY LATE SUN. A DEVELOPING LOW AT 41N 171E WILL DEEPEN TO A 968 MB LOW AT 54N 163W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 101129 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 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. PKZ399-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 142W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES BY SUN MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 156W MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 102302 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 142W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 970 MB WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 162W MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-111400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 111130 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 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. PKZ399-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 55N 141W WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 158W EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ351-120200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-120200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 112305 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 160W MOVES TO 58N 159W AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-121400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 121128 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 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. PKZ399-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR 56N 160W TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 155W EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-130200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY...S TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-130200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 122305 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW AT 57N 159W WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 172W MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES 55N 150W WED. $$ PKZ351-131400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-131400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 131136 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 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. PKZ399-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 153W TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 149W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-140200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-140200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 132355 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW AT 47N 156W WILL BE A 970 MB LOW AT 57N 150W WED THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 151W THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF BEHIND THIS LOW THU. $$ PKZ351-141400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-141400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 141117 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 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. PKZ399-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 960 MB LOW NEAR 51N 153W WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 60N 150W THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-150200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-150200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 May 7, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BE THE FOCUS FOR THE WEATHER. A STRONG FRONT IS SITUATED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST INTO THE GULF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE IS PRESENT ALONG THE PANHANDLE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN CENTRAL ALASKA MAY BECOME THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS ROTATING AROUND THE STACKED LOW INTENSIFYING THE FRONT IN THE GULF AREA. THIS WAVE WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO THE NORTHERN COAST TONIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. NAM AND GFS INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL. HOWEVER...IT SEEMS THE NAM IS HANDLING THE INTENSITY OF THE SOUTHERN GULF TRIPLE POINT LOW BETTER. BEYOND THIS...THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OUTLIERS IN THE SOLUTION TEND TO BE THE 12Z RUNS OF THE UKMET AND GFS. THE FORECAST HAS LEANED TOWARD THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS BEYOND FRIDAY MORNING AS THE UNCERTAINTY INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... A WEAK FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF IS BEING RE-INVIGORATED WITH A SHORT WAVE AND SUPPORTIVE JET. THIS FRONT TO PUSH TO THE NORTHERN COAST TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ALONG THE COAST. COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS ALOFT...SOME MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED GAPS THROUGH TOMORROW. COMBINED WITH DRY AIR INLAND...HAVE ISSUED A RED FLAG FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. MAY NEED THIS AGAIN TOMORROW. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE TO OCCUR FROM PALMER TO NEAR HOMER. SOME PRECIP TO SPREAD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN...BUT MAINLY AT HIGH LEVELS. A SECONDARY LOW TO WRAP INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL SUBSIDE THE EAST WEST GAP WINDS BUT MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE GULF. PRECIP TO REMAIN OVER KODIAK THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MODERATE WINDS. COOK INLET WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG THURSDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... THE FRONT FROM THE STACKED LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING TO REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME DOWNSLOPE WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STACKED LOW WILL BE PULLED EAST AND WEAKEN WITH THE DEVELOPING GULF LOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY AS THE STACKED LOW MOVES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE STACKED LOW SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE COAST. MODERATE WINDS TO REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE THE LOW WEAKENS FURTHER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. COLDER AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW MAKING FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST IS DERIVED FROM THE HANDLING OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPING INTO A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE NEWEST RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE THIS LOW SPREADING INTO THE GULF WHEREAS THE 00Z RUNS HAD THE LOW WRAPPING BACK INTO BRISTOL BAY AREA AND REMAINS THERE THROUGH MID WEEK. FORECAST AND HPC GUIDANCE ARE LEANING TO THE 00Z RUNS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONE 141 MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 111 JN MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 8, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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