Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 462, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 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
- Jun 24, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 250000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 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. PKZ499-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW AT 52N 169W STRENGTHENS TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 163W LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 159W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW 55N 164W WILL MOVE TO 53N 154W THU NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 997 MB WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 151W WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 58N 158W THU NIGHT AT 1002 MB. $$ PKZ411-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 252357 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 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. PKZ499-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW 55N 162W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO 53N 150W AT 1006 MB BY LATE FRI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND FRI. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 260107 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 411 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW 55N 162W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO 53N 150W AT 1006 MB BY LATE FRI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND FRI. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 260450 CCB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 413 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. PKZ499-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW 55N 162W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO 53N 150W AT 1006 MB BY LATE FRI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND FRI. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261128 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW 55N 162W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158N AT 1003 MB THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TO OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE (BY SUMMER STANDARDS) OUT IN THE ALEUTIANS IS BY FAR THE LARGEST FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR THIS FORECAST...WITH CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND THE LOW ENCOMPASSING THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA. THE LOW IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE TONIGHT. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SURROUND THE LOW AND BE PRESENT WITH THE FRONT TO MOVE EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE FRONT TO MOVE EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE ARE STILL SOME STRENGTH AND SLIGHT PATH DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE LOW AS IT GETS TO THE UNIMAK ISLAND/KING COVE AREA LATER TONIGHT. FAVORING THE 12Z NAM SOLUTION WITH THIS FORECAST...WHICH KEEPS THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF CHAIN AND STRONGER...VS THE GFS WHICH TAKES THE LOW TO JUST NORTH OF THE CHAIN AND HAS THE LOW WEAKER. MODELS STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE EXTENDED FORECAST AND MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/UNIMAK ISLAND AREA SENDS A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATER TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH THE GULF AND EVENTUALLY STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT FOR MUCH OF THE GULF...ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH TO EAST WINDS IN THE USUAL CHANNELED TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. RAINFALL WITH THE FRONT WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST FLOW KEEPING MOST INLAND AREAS DRY BUT CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... THE STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/UNIMAK ISLAND AREA IS ALREADY SENDING LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN FRINGE OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. OTHER THAN A LITTLE AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY FURTHER INLAND...THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL STAY NEAR THE COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. EVEN THERE...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT BECAUSE OF DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST FLOW. GUSTY WINDS ARE A CONCERN ESPECIALLY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...AND WILL BE PUTTING OUT A STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR THAT ZONE WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. BERING/ALEUTIANS... A STRENGTHENING LOW JUST SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AS OF THIS WRITING MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF UNIMAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND STALLS OUT THERE THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS SOUTH AWAY FROM THE AREA AND WEAKENS. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SURROUND THIS LOW AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BEGINNING LATE TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS STILL HAVING SOME TROUBLE IN THE LONG TERM. LOOKS LIKE A LOW WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH SOMEWHAT MOIST EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 138 150 160 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY JUN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 24, 6:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.