Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2008, 10:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 022359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TO WEAKEN TO 993 MB THU AFTERNOON 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 030128 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 428 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 CORRECTED TYPO IN ZONE 175 HEADLINE MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TO WEAKEN TO 993 MB THU AFTERNOON 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA TO WEAKEN TO 995 MB THU NIGHT 85 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA THEN DISSIPATE EARLY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI WITH A WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 330 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 Jan 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING FAIRLY WELL WITH THE UPCOMING
CALMER WEATHER PATTERN. ONLY REAL DISCREPANCIES LIE WITH THE MULTIPLE
WEAK SURFACE LOWS THAT WILL BE TRAVERSING OVER THE BERING OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS...AS WELL WITH THE WEAK LOWS OVER THE GULF THAT WILL
BE PRODUCED BY COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE WEAK LOWS
WILL NOT HAVE ANY DRASTIC EFFECT ON THE FORECAST...THEREFORE WAS
CONFIDENT TO ONLY BLEND IN SOME OF THE NEW GFS MODEL SOLUTION INTO
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH TWO EMBEDDED
LOWS RESIDES OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF THIS MORNING. A ZONAL PATTERN
EXISTS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE DOMAIN DUE TO A 180 KNOT JET
STREAM WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS KEEPING A WEAK LOW OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS PATTERN
OVER THE WEST LOOKS TO HOLD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A DEEPER
TROUGH BUILDING OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO CARRY RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. A RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA
HAS SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR AND WINDS MOSTLY LIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING FROM A LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING IS STRETCHING ALONG
THE NORTHERN BERING DOWN OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...PRECIPITATION IN THE GULF WILL
DIMINISH AS THE RIDGE FROM THE WEST PUSHES THE WEAKENING GULF LOW
EAST TOWARD YAKUTAT BAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE MAINLAND WILL PULL COLDER AIR SOUTH AND EAST
OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND KEEP GENERAL LOWER PRESSURE IN THE GULF.
WESTERN ALASKA...GENERAL RIDGING WILL KEEP SKIES MAINLY CLEAR AND ANY
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FROM FALLING. HOWEVER AREAS OF MOISTURE
ALONG WITH THE COLDER AIR MASS WILL RIDE DOWN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
UPPER LOW TO BRING INTERMITTENT CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
ALEUTIANS/BERING...THE WEAKENING FRONT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS...THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. MANY OTHER WEAK SURFACE LOWS UNDER
THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE WILL PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE REST OF
THE CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND AND GENERAL LOW
PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL BRING COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...
WITH THE BIGGEST ANOMALY OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND. RIDGING WILL
REMAIN OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH TWO NORTH PACIFIC
SYSTEMS PROGGED TO ENTER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 185
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 10:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 1, 10:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 2, 6:56 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 2, 10:53 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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