Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 431, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 7, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-081400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 081142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 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. PKZ197-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-090200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-090200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-090200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-090200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-090200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-090200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081546 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 AND 140 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. PKZ197-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 745 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-090200- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-090200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-090200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-090200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-090200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 745 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-090200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090038 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 132. 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 993 MB 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 440 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 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. PKZ197-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1000 MB SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY LATE SUN. A DEVELOPING LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DEEPEN TO A 968 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 7, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BE THE FOCUS FOR THE WEATHER. A STRONG FRONT IS SITUATED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST INTO THE GULF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE IS PRESENT ALONG THE PANHANDLE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN CENTRAL ALASKA MAY BECOME THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS ROTATING AROUND THE STACKED LOW INTENSIFYING THE FRONT IN THE GULF AREA. THIS WAVE WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO THE NORTHERN COAST TONIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. NAM AND GFS INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL. HOWEVER...IT SEEMS THE NAM IS HANDLING THE INTENSITY OF THE SOUTHERN GULF TRIPLE POINT LOW BETTER. BEYOND THIS...THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OUTLIERS IN THE SOLUTION TEND TO BE THE 12Z RUNS OF THE UKMET AND GFS. THE FORECAST HAS LEANED TOWARD THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS BEYOND FRIDAY MORNING AS THE UNCERTAINTY INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... A WEAK FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF IS BEING RE-INVIGORATED WITH A SHORT WAVE AND SUPPORTIVE JET. THIS FRONT TO PUSH TO THE NORTHERN COAST TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ALONG THE COAST. COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS ALOFT...SOME MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE COAST AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED GAPS THROUGH TOMORROW. COMBINED WITH DRY AIR INLAND...HAVE ISSUED A RED FLAG FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. MAY NEED THIS AGAIN TOMORROW. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE TO OCCUR FROM PALMER TO NEAR HOMER. SOME PRECIP TO SPREAD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN...BUT MAINLY AT HIGH LEVELS. A SECONDARY LOW TO WRAP INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL SUBSIDE THE EAST WEST GAP WINDS BUT MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE GULF. PRECIP TO REMAIN OVER KODIAK THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MODERATE WINDS. COOK INLET WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG THURSDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... THE FRONT FROM THE STACKED LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING TO REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME DOWNSLOPE WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STACKED LOW WILL BE PULLED EAST AND WEAKEN WITH THE DEVELOPING GULF LOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND FRIDAY AS THE STACKED LOW MOVES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE STACKED LOW SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE COAST. MODERATE WINDS TO REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE THE LOW WEAKENS FURTHER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. COLDER AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW MAKING FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST IS DERIVED FROM THE HANDLING OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPING INTO A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE NEWEST RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE THIS LOW SPREADING INTO THE GULF WHEREAS THE 00Z RUNS HAD THE LOW WRAPPING BACK INTO BRISTOL BAY AREA AND REMAINS THERE THROUGH MID WEEK. FORECAST AND HPC GUIDANCE ARE LEANING TO THE 00Z RUNS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONE 141 MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 111 JN MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 6, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 7, 2:19 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| May 7, 5:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 7, 5:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| May 7, 9:41 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 7, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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