Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 46, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050052 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050638 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050941 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 1245 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051306 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 CORRECTED TYPO IN ZONE 132 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY STEADY WITH A COLD CORE
LOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND AND TROUGH STRETCHING DOWN THROUGH THE
GULF INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A SHORTWAVE IN THE TROUGH IS
STRENGTHENING INTO ANOTHER LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK AND MOVING SLOWLY
EAST. A RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS WELL.
AT THE SURFACE...A LOW 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK IS DROPPING
LIGHT SNOW ON KODIAK ISLAND AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST. A TIGHTENED
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS CAUSING GALE FORCE WINDS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF
THIS LOW AND STRONG WINDS TO BLOW THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ON THE
ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
SPREAD OVER THE BERING AHEAD OF THE RIDGE AS COLD AIR POURS DOWN THE
BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL MAINLAND LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS DOING FINE OVER THE EAST DOMAIN IN THE RELATIVELY STEADY
PATTERN. ONLY DISCREPANCY LIES WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW IN A
TROUGH STRETCHED FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF TO THE SOUTHEAST GULF
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION KEEPING THE
LOW A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTHEAST THAN THE OTHER MODELS. MODELS ARE
DOING FINE OVER THE WEST DOMAIN WITH THE RIDGE DOMINATING MOST OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER A COUPLE SYSTEMS TRY TO PUSH EAST AGAINST THE RIDGE TO
BE NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE NOT AS
WELL IN AGREEMENT. GFS WAS USED AS THE GUIDANCE IN THIS PACKAGE AS
CONSISTENCY IN RUNS HAVE BEEN IMPROVING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND UP THROUGH THE SUSITNA AS A WEAK
SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH. SNOW FROM THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL
MAINLY AFFECT THE GULF COASTS AND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY
BEFORE PULLING BACK INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. KODIAK WILL START TO CLEAR
OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE DRYING NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PUSHES THE LOW
EAST AWAY INTO THE GULF. THE NEXT UPPER SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO PUSH A
FRONTAL BAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND REACH
INLAND ENOUGH TO EFFECT SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. STEADY LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF AND
HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP NORTHERLY FLOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH GUSTY GAP WINDS. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE DROPPING THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE COLD AIR SWINGING DOWN ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW.
WESTERN ALASKA AND THE PENINSULA...THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN MAINLY
DRY...COLD...AND BREEZY IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW. COASTAL AREAS AND THE
PENINSULA WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE THE ADVANCING
RIDGE DRIES THINGS OUT. GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE PENINSULA IN THE TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AFFECTING MAINLY THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...EASTERN BERING AND THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH SATURDAY
BEFORE THE RIDGE DRIES THESE AREAS OUT AND ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE SEEING A RAIN AND SNOW MIX
ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WITH TWO LOWS APPROACHING FROM SOUTH AND
WEST. THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HOLD THE SYSTEMS FROM
ADVANCING ANY FARTHER EAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 141 150 155 160 165 179 180
185
...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 10:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 3, 10:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:48 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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