Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 425, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 5, 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
- May 5, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 052341 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 CORRECT ZONE 176 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. PKZ199-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF NIKOLSKI BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 052358 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 CORRECT SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO LOW 120 NM NORTH OF NIKOLSKI AND DEEPEN TO 988 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060049 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 CORRECT ZONE 175 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. PKZ199-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF NIKOLSKI AND DEEPEN TO 988 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061222 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155 HEADLINE MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 140 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND LITTLE CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE THROUGH THEN. ON WED THE GSM IS A LITTLE WEAKER AND FASTER WITH THE FRONT AND WEAK BREAK OFF LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. HPC MID RANGE ALASKA DESK GOES WITH THE GFS FROM 12Z FRI OUT. WE WILL STICK WITH THE GSM SOLUTION AND MATCH UP WITH HPC MID RANGE. THE MAIN FEATURE FROM WED TO FRI IS A DEVELOPING LOW THAT MOVES FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. THE LAST TWO GSM CYCLES AND UKMET HAVE SHOWN CONVERGENCE TOWARD THE PRESENT GSM SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... TWO UPPER LOWS ARE AFFECTING ALASKA. THE PRIMARY CENTER IS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THE SECOND IS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO EAST OF THE PANHANDLE BY LATE WED. THE MAIN ALEUTIAN CENTER WILL STAY STATIONARY UNTIL WED THEN DRIFT TO THE PRIBILOFS BY LATE THU. A DEVELOPING WAVE ON THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BY FRI. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO ANCHORAGE THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS BROUGHT AFTERNOON AND EVENING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST AS SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BRING THE MARINE STRATUS ON SHORE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. THE LOW CLOUDS SHOULD MOVE OFF AS EASTERLY WINDS MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING ALEUTIAN LOW BY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE UP THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT AND STALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED THEN DRIFT TO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY BY FRI. WEST OF THIS LOW EXPECT MINIMUM GALE FORCE WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AHEAD OF THE LOW A STRONG SOUTHERLY FETCH OF PRECIPITATION WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS BRINGING AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM INTO THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND. THE TREND SUGGESTS THAT STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE BERING SEA FOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THE GULF LOW IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN IN PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND THEN DISSIPATE BY MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 160 165 172 175 176 179 180 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG ZONE 111 RHH MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 1:59 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| May 5, 4:49 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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