Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 488, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 30, 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 30, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 302303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 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. PKZ199-011400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE 350 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 90 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-011400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-011400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-011400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-011400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 .TONIGHT...SE 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-011400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-011400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 011139 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB 80 NM WEST OF CAPE SARICHEF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR 50 NM EAST OF SAINT GEORGE WEAKENING TO 992 MB WED NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 987 MB 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-020200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-020200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-020200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE MORNING . SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT ATKA W. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT ATKA W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT ATKA W. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT ATKA W. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-020200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-020200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 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. PKZ199-021400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT LOCATED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 150 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL THURSDAY MORNING. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-021400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-021400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-021400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-021400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-021400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ST. PAUL WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 75 NM WEST OF ST. PAUL THURSDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO WITHIN 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHEAST. $$ PKZ150-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-030200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-030200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-030200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-030200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 2 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT MON JUN 30 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN BOTH DOMAINS BUT DIFFERENCES ARE EVIDENT IN THE WESTERN DOMAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS TUESDAY. THE OPERATIONAL EC/UKMET/CANADIAN/GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AND LATEST NAM ALL BEGIN TO PULL A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW THROUGH CAPE SARICHEF TOWARDS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ON TUESDAY WITH VARYING INTENSITIES. THE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE OPERATIONAL GFS HAS BEEN TO KEEP THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND THE LATEST RUN AT 06Z HAS BEGUN TO ALIGN WITH THE OTHER MODEL RESOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND HAS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING SOUTH THROUGH THE GULF. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT NORTH. A WEAKENING LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAS A SURFACE FRONT STRETCHING FROM EAST OF ATTU SOUTHEAST ACROSS NIKOLSKI WHILE A DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AS THE PARENT LOW MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. GENERALLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TODAY WITH SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE SURFACE GRADIENT HAS BEGUN TO RELAX AND WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT. A THERMALLY INDUCED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EAST WILL STRENGTHEN AND BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PARTS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. CLOUD COVER WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST... PATCHY FOG WILL HANG AROUND IN THE MORNING HOURS ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SLOWLY OUT OF THE AREA. BERING/ALEUTIANS... A LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE EAST BEFORE DISSIPATING. SHOWERS ALONG A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT LOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CHAIN AND INCREASE INTO TONIGHT AS A SECOND SURFACE LOW APPROACHES THE AREA SOUTH OF ADAK. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE DEEPENING LOW WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG TERM FORECAST IS STILL UNCERTAIN IN THE WESTERN DOMAIN AS EARLIER MODEL CONFIDENCE WAS STILL LOW. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BE FOR DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE TO MOVE THROUGH THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY BRINGING RAIN AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. IN THE EAST HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD. SKIES WILL BECOME LESS CLOUDY AND EVENTUALLY CLEAR OUT FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND EAST ON TUESDAY. CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AFTER WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF LOWS MOVE INTO THE GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC... MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 170 172 414 FIRE WEATHER... SHEA JUN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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