Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 422, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 3, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 032305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 040644 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 130 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040723 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-041400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041135 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041218 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 AMENDED AREA 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 415 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041850 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1050 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 042307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 175 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON MORNING AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1018 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK TUE MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS EAST. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 3, 8:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 8:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 150 PM ADT SAT MAY 3 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH UPPER JET TO THE SOUTH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND GENERALLY WEAK FLOW ACROSS ALASKA. AN ANCHOR LOW REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING WITH A COMPLEX SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TRACKING SLOWLY TOWARD THE GULF. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE BEING OBSERVED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES ROTATE THROUGH. SUBSIDENCE ALONG THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS COMBINED WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE HELPED TO SCOUR OUT MOST OF THE CLOUDS FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH BREAKS ALSO NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. A SURFACE RIDGE IS BUILDING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ONCE AGAIN TODAY AND LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED. CONDITIONS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ARE APPROACHING RED FLAG THRESHOLDS...HOWEVER WITH DIRECTION OF FLOW DO NOT EXPECT DEW POINTS TO DROP ANY FURTHER. THE BERING REMAINS UNDER A BLANKET OF STRATUS/STRATO-CU WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION HELPING TO SQUEEZE OUT A FEW FLURRIES. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND FEW CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SUNDAY SPREADING RAIN AND WINDS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS AND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE NORTH GULF COAST RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED INLAND...SO DO NOT EXPECT A REPEAT OF THE GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. THE EASTERN BERING UPPER LOW WILL OPEN WHILE THE GULF LOW BECOMES DOMINANT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY...WITH MOST OF MOISTURE REMAINING ALONG THE COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SUN BREAKS WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. OUT WEST ANOTHER CLOSED LOW WILL DROP FROM KAMCHATKA DOWN TO THE ALEUTIANS AND SLOWLY TRACK EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY. WILL BE INCREASING WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM TO MINIMUM GALES DUE TO DECENT COLD ADVECTION AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS UPSTREAM AND NORTHERLY JET STRENGTHENS. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINTAINING SOLID CLOUD COVER AND FLURRIES. HOWEVER...AS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY SOME OF THIS WILL BEGIN TO BREAK UP AND CEILINGS WILL RISE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN LOW CIRCULATION WILL SET UP OVER THE BERING SEA NEXT WEEK WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 2, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 3, 11:14 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.