Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 479, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2008, 6:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 21 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, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250246 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND WED...AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING EAST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...NE 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...NE 35 KT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 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. PKZ197-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 997 MB WILL DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU NIGHT AT 1002 MB. $$ PKZ120-260200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-260200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF NAKED ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF NAKED ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-260200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 252329 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY LATE THU AND THEN MOVE TO A 1006 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD BY LATE FRI. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 45 minutes 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 | 36 hr | |
| 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 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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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.