Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 452, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT IN THE GULF TODAY. A 982 MB LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE UNIMAK ISLAND FRI MORNING SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 221226 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT IN THE GULF TODAY. A 982 MB LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS UNIMAK ISLAND FRI MORNING SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230644 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 132 138. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231216 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 121 AND 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240044 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL BECOME A 996 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AT THE SURFACE THE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS WEAKENING AND DRIFTING NORTHWEST. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS DISSIPATING TO A TROUGH AND EXTENDS TO JUST SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THEN SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO SOUTHWEST KODIAK ISLAND. THIS IS UNDER THE UPPER LOW THAT IS IN A LARGE DEEP UPPER TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CANADIAN ARCTIC SOUTHWEST TO ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AROUND 45N 175W. A STRONG 200 KT JET IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER TROUGH. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NEXT STORM FORMING ABOUT 900 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY IN THIS TROUGH AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY INITIATED IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE FORECAST TRAJECTORY OF THE MAJOR INCOMING NORTH PACIFIC STORM. SUCCESSIVE MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO MOVE THE LOW WEST AND WE STILL HAVE DOUBTS AS TO THE PATH THIS STORM WILL TAKE. THE LATEST RUNS INDICATE IT CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA BETWEEN COLD BAY AND SAND POINT THOUGH WE FEEL THE STORM WILL MOST LIKELY TRACK THROUGH FALSE PASS INTO THE BERING SEA. AS THE STORM TRACKS NORTH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... CONVECTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WE ANTICIPATE THE CONVECTION TO INITIATE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING OVER THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREA. THE LATEST SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS THE CUMULUS DEVELOPING IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND WE ANTICIPATE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TONIGHT FOR THAT REGION. THE INCOMING LOW LEVEL COOL AIR OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD DAMPEN THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS EVENING. EXPECT CLOUDY COOLER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY THOUGH THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE ZONE MAY BE ON THE FRINGE OF THE CLOUD COVER AND STILL HOLD A POSSIBILITY OF LATE AFTERNOON CONVECTION THURSDAY. THE MARINE STRATUS IS OVER THE GULF FROM CAPE SUCKLING EAST AND IS PUSHING EAST AS THE RIDGE IS PUSHED EAST IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT INCOMING STORM. EXPECT THE STRATUS TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY UNTIL THE RIDGE DOES MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE. ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF GIVES WAY TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT...EXPECT STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND AND HEAVIER RAINFALL ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE WEAK SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS PRODUCING SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EXPECT THE NORTH TO EAST FLOW TO PERSIST OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND THUS A CONTINUATION OF THE WINTRY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SECONDARY WRAPPED FRONT WITH THIS LOW IS PRODUCING GALE FORCE WIND OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS THAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE TONIGHT. THE NEXT STORM MOVING IN FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND 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...GALE WARNINGS 132 150 155 . FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SAM / AB MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 4:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 22, 3:35 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| May 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 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.