Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 438, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 10, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 111152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111958 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 GLF LOW STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO KODIAK TO KEEP THE RAIN GOING WITH SOME OF THAT MOISTURE PRODUCING RAIN ACROSS EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. GLUF LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND RAIN WILL TAPPER OFF AND BECOME MORE SHOWERY AT PADQ. PRECIPITATION WILL END COMPLETELY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND YOU MAY POSSIBLEY SEE SOME SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY FOM PABE-PAKN-PADQ. DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF PAAK IS NOW HANDLED PRETTY WELL BY THE GSF SERIES AND EVEN THE OTHER MODELS. THIS LOW WILL DO THE CLASSIC NORTHEAST DEEPENING THING AND DEVELOP INTO A PRETTY GOOD MID MAY SYSTEM SUNDAY. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE, AND GALES PROBABLE, FOR THE FOX ISLANDS, ALASKA PENINSULA AND MARINE ZONE SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND BEGINING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WNDS WILL BE ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE STORM. STRONG FNT WITH GALES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF MON AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKENS A LITTLE. AT THAT TIME THE LOW WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREAS. THIS MEANS MORE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS FOR KODIAK AND THE NORTH GULF COAST WEST TO BRISTOL BAY AND INCLUDES PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ESPECIALLY TOWRD PAWR. AFTER THE NICE DAY TODAY THE INTERIOR LOOKS MUCH CLOUDIER AND WINDIER THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN ON THE UPSLOPE SIDES OF THE TERRAIN. BERING AND ALEUTIANS LOOK BREEZY SHOWERY AND COOL FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE...OTHER THAN A FEW STRONG WIND HEADLINES. MARINE...GALE ZONES 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 180 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE MAT VALLEY PERCY MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 11, 2:00 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 11, 6:55 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| May 11, 10:51 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 11, 3:46 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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