Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 442, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 12, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 12, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 131152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 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. PKZ197-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-140200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-140200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-140200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-140200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 132354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 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. PKZ197-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL BE A 970 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR GORE POINT THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BEHIND THIS LOW THU. $$ PKZ120-141400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-141400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 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. PKZ197-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 960 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-150200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-150200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-150200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND BECOMING NORTH 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET THU MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THU AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF GORE POINT WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THU AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 12, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... HE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND DONT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECASTS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAJOR FALL LIKE STORM NOW PUSHING A FRONT INLAND ALONG THE GULF COAST OF ALASKA HAS GOOD MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE FRONT AS EVIDENCED BY THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND RAIN ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH EVEN WITH THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR ALONG WITH THE RIDGING BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE INCOMING FRONT IS ACCELERATING THE WIND. EXPECT THE TROUGH TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT JUMPS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND ALASKA RANGE. THIS COMBINED WITH AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL KEEP THE SOUTH WIND BLOWING ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE MAJOR CONCERN WITH THIS SCENARIO IS THE SOUTH TO EAST WIND ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE NORTHEAST END OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE RAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL HOWEVER KEEP CONDITIONS MOIST ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES. INLAND OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND MOISTURE WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERN ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE THE STRONG DOWN SLOPE IS DRYING CONDITIONS AND WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE MCGRATH AREA FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THE PRECIPITATION IN A DOWNSLOPE PATTERN UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE NEXT LARGE LOW IS ON TAP TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM MOST LIKELY WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF STRONG WIND AND AREAS OF RAIN THE THE GULF COAST AREAS. THE MAIN LOW IS CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SPLITTING TO TWO CENTERS WITH THE PRIMARY CENTER MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AS A WEAKER LOW MOVES ALONG THE BERING COAST TO THE DELTA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SURFACE GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THE DOWNSLOPE DIMINISHES AND THUS ALLOWS FOR MORE PRECIPITATION. WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE FORECAST TO REFLECT THE EXPECTATION OF MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL STAY IN THE WESTERLY FLOW AND THE TYPICALLY SHOWERY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FLOW PATTERN. THE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE PRIBILOFS KEEPING THE PRECIPITATION MAINLY SNOW OVER THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 132 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE SAM MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 6:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 2:35 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| May 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 13, 1:02 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| May 13, 2:37 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 49 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.