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Gale Warning 451, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 3:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212332 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU. A 1011 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE STRENGTHENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO FALSE PASS FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221638 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 UPDATE FOR ZONES 150 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE STRENGTHENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO FALSE PASS FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THIS MORNING...A VERY DEEP SEMI-CLOSED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BERING SEA SOUTH TO AROUND 25N LATITUDE WITH A STRONG JET STREAM ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. AT THE SURFACE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR DRIFTING AROUND AND WEAKENING SINCE IT LACKS UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TROUGH. A WEAK...DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE WEST CENTRAL GULF. A THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN TODAY. THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WHICH IS FORMING IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ALONG THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTH TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE UPCOMING MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH DISAGREEMENTS ON BOTH THE SPEED AND TRACK OF THE LOW...AND MINOR DISAGREEMENTS ON ITS STRENGTH. WE ARE FAVORING THE SLOWER/MORE WESTERLY TRACK OF THE 0Z MODEL SUITE...WHICH TAKES THE LOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVES IT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND NUNIVAK ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OZ GFS SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER IN ITS FAR EAST/FAST TRACK AND OUR FORECAST GENERALLY GOES AWAY FROM ITS SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... ANOTHER DAY OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH...WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY WARM AGAIN AWAY FROM THE WATER...WITH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. A FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTH...PERHAPS EVEN DIEING OUT EARLY ENOUGH TO KEEP KODIAK DRY TODAY. OF IMPORTANCE...MARINE STRATUS IS FILLING IN OVER THE GULF VERY FAST WITH MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CORDOVA ALREADY AFFECTED...AND THE MARINE STRATUS SHOULD STICK AROUND IN THESE AREAS. THE THERMAL TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD TOMORROW AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GULF...LEADING TO SOMEWHAT LESS CONVECTION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALONG WITH A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF GIVES WAY TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FOR THE USUAL COASTAL UPSLOPE AREAS. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH FROM BETHEL TO MCGRATH. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THURSDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH AND A WEAK FRONT MOVES ONSHORE WITH A MORE MARITIME AIRMASS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH TO KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO PERSIST FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING/ALEUTIAN/AKPEN REGION. A WEAK SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME SNOW FROM THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS EASTWARD. THIS LOW DRIFTS AROUND JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH TOMORROW THEN DISSIPATES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE AKPEN. THIS LOW CROSSES THE AKPEN NEAR KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALES AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION THANKS TO ITS STRONG DYNAMICS AND TAP OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... ONCE THE STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING MOVES NORTH AND CLEARS THE REGION AROUND SUNDAY...A FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SET UP WITH ZONAL WEST TO EAST FLOW AND HIGH PRESSURE SOMEWHERE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA OR NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 6:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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