Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 471, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 5, 2008, 3:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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 5, 2008, 3:20 AM AKDT (11:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051622 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1008 MB. A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF RUSSIA NEAR ANADYR FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 820 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051903 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 UPDATED AREA 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1008 MB. A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF RUSSIA NEAR ANADYR FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 820 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1100 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 052359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 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. PKZ199-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BEHIND THIS LOW. A LOW IN EASTERN RUSSIA FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL AT 1008 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ANADYR FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE IN NORTON SOUND SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI JUN 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 4, 11:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 11:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU JUN 5 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS NOT BEEN SO GREAT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IN THE LONG TERM WITH A TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY 84 HRS. MODELS TRADITIONALLY DO NOT HANDLE RESIDUAL TROPICAL SYSTEMS WELL. SOLUTIONS HAVE MOVED IT ANYWHERE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA BUT ARE NOW KEEPING IT JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE EARLY THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE STREAMS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST. SOME SHOWERS BROUGHT WETTING RAIN TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY OVERNIGHT. WAVES OF SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND OUTSIDE THE AREAS OF DOWNSLOPING WINDS. THE MAIN STORY IS THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING AND INTO BRISTOL BAY TODAY. SIGNIFICANT UNSEASONABLY COLD 850 MB TEMPS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY. THE -6 TO -8 DEGREE TEMPS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PERSIST. THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS DOWN INTO KODIAK TONIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY BEFORE REDEVELOPING AS THE LOW OUT WEST MOVES INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. ISOLATED TSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE Y-K DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SUBSIDING FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PENN THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL GULF AND MOVING EAST. THIS WILL ALLOW A RIDGE TO START BUILDING OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE MODELS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE EXECUTION OF THESE EVENTS AND THE LOW MAY BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT. EVEN WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THIS THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE DRY AND WARMER FOR MOST OF THE AREA WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTORMS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 165 170 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RNW JUN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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