Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 428, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 6, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070000 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO. 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. PKZ197-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1017 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP WED AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THEN DISSIPATE NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-071400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-071400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-071400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-071400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH FRI. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071714 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH FRI. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-080200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-080200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 915 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-080200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 072333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 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. PKZ197-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT. A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-081400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-081400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-081400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-081400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-081400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-081400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-081400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 6, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 6 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY. DIFFERENCES START TO ARISE ON FRIDAY. DIFFERENCE ARISE WHEN A LOW COMING OUT OF ASIA MOVES TO SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND RISES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY. THE CURRENT GFS AND NAM DO NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE AS STRONG AS THE PREVIOUS GFS AND ECMWF. THEY BRING THIS LOW WEAKER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND DEEPEN IT JUST WEST OF THE GULF LATE THIS WEEKEND AND ROLL IT INTO THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE 00Z SOLUTIONS KEEP A LARGE LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS POINT...THE FORECAST PACKAGE WILL EMPHASIZE THE 00Z SOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF KEEPING SHOWERS IN THE GULF. A WEAK THERMAL LOW OVER EAST CENTRAL ALASKA CREATING A FOCAL FOR CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE FROM DENALI EAST. THIS THERMAL LOW TO BE PUSHED A BIT EAST TOMORROW AS THE LOW IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING MOVES A FRONT TO KODIAK. THE LOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL BERING PROVIDING SOME STRONG WINDS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION WRAPPED AROUND THIS LOW AS WELL. BIG QUESTION IS PRECIP TYPE ALONG THE PRIBILOFS. RIGHT NOW...BELIEVE IT WILL BE ALL SNOW AND HAS A POSSIBILITY TO BECOME A BLIZZARD. WATCHING THE TEMPS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS AROUND THE LOW. A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE EAST CENTRAL ALASKA BRINGING SOME SHOWERS TO THE ALASKA RANGE DENALI EAST. SOME SHOWERS ALSO PRESENT ON THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. A FRONT WILL PUSH TO KODIAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE GULF. A SECONDARY WAVE TO MOVE IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PUSH THE FRONT TO THE COAST THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FRONTS. A LOW TO WRAP INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRIDAY INCREASING TO GALE WINDS AND MORE PRECIPITATION GULF WIDE BUT NOT MAKING IT TO FAR INLAND. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH WEAK FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND A BIT LATER TONIGHT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO WIPE FOG AWAY. THE FRONT TO BRING RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW TO THE COAST. PRECIPITATION NOT TO REACH INTO KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS MUCH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE FRONT TO LINGER AROUND THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE CENTRAL BERING LOW BRINGING A STRONG FRONT NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE BERING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIP TO BE AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT. PRECIP TYPE TO REMAIN SNOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS. HOWEVER...TEMPS NEAR FREEZING AND HOLDING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MONITORING OF THE SITUATION IS BEING CONTINUED. THE FRONT TO WEAKEN OUT AS THE JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WEAKENS. PRECIP AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TO ENCIRCLE THE LOW IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST FRIDAY AS IT WEAKENS AND IS PUSHED ALONG BY AN APPROACHING LOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING THURSDAY WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. MAIN LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW REPLACES THIS LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING THIS WEEKEND AND TO REMAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE INLAND THROUGH SATURDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONE 141 MARINE...GALE 155 160 172 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| May 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| May 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| May 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| May 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 67 hr | |
| May 6, 9:39 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| May 6, 10:20 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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